South Dakota Coyotes football

The South Dakota Coyotes football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of South Dakota located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. South Dakota's first football team was fielded in 1889. The team plays its home games at the 9,100 seat DakotaDome in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Classifications

 * 1952–1959: NAIA
 * 1956–1972: NCAA College Division
 * 1973–2007: NCAA Division II
 * 2008–present: NCAA Division I FCS

Conference memberships

 * 1889–1921: Independent
 * 1922–2007: North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
 * 2008–2011: Great West Football Conference
 * 2012–present: Missouri Valley Football Conference

NCAA Division II
The Coyotes appeared in the Division II playoffs four times. Their record was 4–4.

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS
The Coyotes have appeared in the FCS playoffs three times, with a combined record of 2–2.

Record versus Missouri Valley Football Conference

 * Records through the end of the 2016–2017 school year.

Notable former players
Notable alumni include:
 * Byron Bullock
 * Matt Chatham
 * Kameron Cline
 * Tom Compton
 * Filip Filipovic
 * Stefan Logan
 * Ko Quaye
 * Tyler Starr
 * Chris Streveler
 * Jamel White
 * Ordell Braase
 * Thomas Dooley

Future non-conference opponents
Announced schedules as of June 6, 2024.