# 2022 South Dakota Coyotes football team

The 2022 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Coyotes competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by seventh-year head coach Bob Nielson. They played their home games at the DakotaDome in Vermillion, South Dakota.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | at Kansas State* | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | ESPN+ | L 0–34 | 50,469 |
| September 10 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Montana* | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | ESPN+ | L 7–24 | 24,204 |
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Cal Poly* | DakotaDomeVermillion, SD | ESPN+ | W 38–21 | 6,812 |
| September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 North Dakota State | DakotaDomeVermillion, SD | ESPN+ | L 17–34 | 6,530 |
| October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 2 South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse StadiumBrookings, SD (rivalry) | ESPN+ | L 3–28 | 19,332 |
| October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | at Illinois State | Hancock StadiumNormal, IL | ESPN3 | L 10-12 | 9,302 |
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 14 Southern Illinois | DakotaDomeVermillion, SD | ESPN+ | W 27–24 | 7,599 |
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Youngstown State | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | KELO Xtra | L 24–45 | 9,240 |
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Missouri State | DakotaDomeVermillion, SD | ESPN3 | W 20–13 | 5,341 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 19 North Dakota | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND (Sitting Bull Trophy) | ESPN+ | L 19–28 | 9,516 |
| November 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Northern Iowa | DakotaDomeVermillion, SD | ESPN+ | L 14–58 | 5,490 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Coyotes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wildcats | 20 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
South Dakota did not hold up against Kansas State, failing to score the entire game. South Dakota gave up a blocked punt that the Wildcats turned into a touchdown, couldn't stop what was called an "impressive" ground game, and gave up a touchdown in the first ten seconds. South Dakota did hold Kansas State to just 96 passing yards. Kansas State won the game 34-0.

### At No. 3 Montana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Coyotes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| No. 3 Grizzlies | 13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 24 |

### Cal Poly

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Coyotes | 21 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 38 |

### No. 1 North Dakota State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 1 Bison | 0 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
| Coyotes | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |

### At No. 2 South Dakota State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Coyotes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 2 Jackrabbits | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### At Illinois State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Coyotes | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Redbirds | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |

### No. 14 Southern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Salukis | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Coyotes | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |

### At Youngstown State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Coyotes | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Penguins | 10 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 45 |

### Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| Coyotes | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |

### At No. 19 North Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Coyotes | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| No. 19 Fighting Hawks | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |

### Northern Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 21 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 58 |
| Coyotes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |