2011 South Dakota Coyotes football team

2011 South Dakota Coyotes football

Conference	Great West Conference
2011 record	6–5 (2–2 Great West)
Head coach	Ed Meierkort (8th year)
Home stadium	DakotaDome

2011 Great West football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#23 North Dakota +		3	–	1		8	–	3
Cal Poly +		3	–	1		6	–	5
South Dakota		2	–	2		6	–	5
Southern Utah		1	–	3		6	–	5
UC Davis		1	–	3		4	–	7

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2011 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Coyotes were led by eighth year head coach Ed Meierkort and played their home games at the DakotaDome. They are a member of the Great West Conference. This was South Dakota's final year as a member of the Great West as they will become a member of The Summit League in 2012 and a football-only member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

They finished the season 6–5, 2–2 in Great West play to finish in third place.

Schedule

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Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Rank	Game site	TV	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Rank	Game site	TV	Attendance
1	September 3	1:00 p.m. CDT	at Air Force*	L 20–37	0–1		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	The Mtn.	39,105
2	September 10	4:00 p.m. CDT	#1 Eastern Washington*	W 30–17	1–1		DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD	Midco SN3	8,696
3	September 17	4:00 p.m. CDT	Northwestern Oklahoma State*	W 48–10	2–1	#24	DakotaDome		7,136
4	September 24	2:30 p.m. CDT	at #7 FBS Wisconsin*	L 10–59	2–2	#18	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	BTN	78,880
5	October 1	4:00 p.m. CDT	Lindenwood*	W 30–0	3–2	#21	DakotaDome		7,293
6	October 8	4:00 p.m. CDT	#22 Southern Utah^†	W 24–19	4–2	#22	DakotaDome		10,169
7	October 15	3:00 p.m. CDT	at Illinois State*	L 3–28	4–2	#15	Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL		10,014
8	October 22	4:00 p.m. CDT	UC Davis	W 27–24	5–3	#25	DakotaDome		8,263
9	October 29	8:00 p.m. CDT	at Cal Poly	L 24–27	5–4	#17	Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	KSBY	10,557
10	Bye
11	November 15	4:00 p.m. CST	Missouri S&T*	W 48–14	6–4	#24	DakotaDome	Midco SN3	6,896
12	November 12	1:00 p.m. CST	at North Dakota	L 37–38	6–5	#22	Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND	FSSN/FCS/Midco SN3	7,400
* Non-Conference Game • † Homecoming • # The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game • All times are in Central Time

Roster

2011 South Dakota Coyotes Football

Quarterback

2 Dante Warren – Senior
13 Nick Meyer – Freshman
14 Kevin Earl – Freshman
16 Josh Vander Maten – Freshman
18 Kyle Cichos – Sophomore

Running Back

20 Chris Ganious – Senior
22 Noah Pearl – Freshman
27 Earv Archambeau – Sophomore
28 Michael Burrus – Sophomore
32 Marcus Sims – Junior

Offensive Lineman

63 Bryan Campos – Freshman
64 Brent Johnson – Senior
65 Derek Chancellor – Freshman
66 Steve Nelson – Sophomore
67 Cody O'Neill – Sophomore
69 Tim Ross – Junior
70 Matt Huffer – Freshman
71 Colton Kunde – Freshman
72 Andrew Schofield – Freshman
73 Adam Praska – Freshman
74 Matt Porisch – Senior
75 Chris Kruse – Freshman
76 Tom Compton – Senior
77 Marc Murtha – Sophomore
78 R.J. Polley – Senior
79 Nick Olson – Freshman

Wide Receiver

1 Dustin Nowotny – Senior
3 Anthony Williams – Sophomore
4 Terrance Terry – Freshman
5 Jeremy Blount – Senior
10 Alex Litzen – Freshman
17 Will Powell – Junior
80 Khiry McDonald – Sophomore
81 Brian Griffin – Sophomore
83 Austin Koch – Sophomore

Tight End

15 Tyler Wilhelm – Sophomore
84 Jay Burns – Junior
85 Michael Neilson – Senior
86 Joel DeJongh – Junior
89 Kayl Barkley – Freshman
93 Ethan Pace – Freshman

Defensive Lineman

93 Jared Ebert – Junior

Defensive Tackle

60 Ryan Hagen – Sophomore
66 Taylor Hart – Sophomore
90 Ricky Heimuli – Sophomore
92 Wade Keliikipi – Sophomore
94 Axel McQuaw – Sophomore
65 Isaac Remington – Junior

Defensive End

51 Sidney Bazemore – Senior
96 Jesse Weisbrod – Senior
58 Reggie Johnson – Freshman

Linebacker

47 Kiko Alonso – Junior
51 Isaac Ava – Freshman
46 Michael Clay – Junior
33 Tyson Coleman – Freshman
38 Mike Garrity – Freshman
56 Josh Kaddu – Senior
43 Keloni Kamalani – Sophomore
25 Boseko Lokombo – Sophomore
22 Derrick Malone – Freshman
53 Jennings Stewart – Junior
52 Dewitt Stuckey – Senior
40 Blake Thompson – Senior
59 Grant Thompson – Freshman

Defensive Back

6 Dametrius Turner – Sophomore
7 Chris Frierson – Sophomore
8 Shame Potter – Senior
9 Jim Thompson – Senior
10 Marquis Butler – Senior
12 Alphonso Valdez – Junior
19 Charlie Goro – Sophomore
21 Dion Price – Senior
23 Matt Kerswill – Sophomore
23 Isaac Fairbairn – Freshman
24 Chris Lundy – Freshman
26 Aaron Swift – Sophomore
30 David Bowen – Junior
30 Judas Smith – Freshman
31 Aramis Calloway – Sophomore
33 Justin Wohlert – Freshman
35 Matt Lupkes – Freshman
-- Quentin Urban – Freshman

Long Snapper

62 Walter Reed – Junior

Punter

82 Cole Zwiefelhofer – Junior

Placekicker

48 Kevin Robb – Sophomore

Sources: 2010 South Dakota Coyotes Football Roster

References

↑ http://www.usdcoyotes.com/sports/football/schedule.asp

South Dakota Coyotes football

Venues	Darwin Inman Memorial Stadium (1926–1978) DakotaDome (1979–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Sitting Bull Trophy (North Dakota) South Dakota Showdown Series (South Dakota State)

Culture & lore	"Hail, South Dakota!" Charlie Coyote Dakota Days

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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