2011 South Dakota Coyotes football team

American college football season

2011 South Dakota Coyotes football

Conference| Great West Conference
Record| 6–5 (2–2 Great West)
Head coach|

* Ed Meierkort (8th season)

Offensive coordinator| Wesley Beschorner (6th season)
Defensive coordinator| Chuck Morrell (1st season)
Home stadium| DakotaDome

Seasons

<- 2010

2012 ->

2011 Great West Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 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 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, played their home games at the DakotaDome, and they were members of the Great West Conference. This was South Dakota's final year as a member of the Great West as they became a member of The Summit League in 2012 and a football-only member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 3| 1:00 p.m.| at Air Force*| |

* Falcon Stadium
* Colorado Springs, CO

| The Mtn.| L 20–37| 39,105
September 10| 4:00 p.m.| No. 1 Eastern Washington*| |

* DakotaDome
* Vermillion, SD

| Midco SN3| W 30–17| 8,696
September 17| 4:00 p.m.| Northwestern Oklahoma State*| No. 24|

* DakotaDome
* Vermillion, SD

| | W 48–10| 7,136
September 24| 2:30 p.m.| at No. 7 (FBS) Wisconsin*| No. 18|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| BTN| L 10–59| 78,880
October 1| 4:00 p.m.| Lindenwood*| No. 21|

* DakotaDome
* Vermillion, SD

| | W 30–0| 7,293
October 8| 4:00 p.m.| No. 22 Southern Utah| No. 18|

* DakotaDome
* Vermillion, SD

| | W 24–19| 10,169
October 15| 3:00 p.m.| at Illinois State*| No. 15|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| | L 3–28| 10,014
October 22| 4:00 p.m.| UC Davis| No. 25|

* DakotaDome
* Vermillion, SD

| | W 27–24| 8,263
October 29| 8:00 p.m.| at Cal Poly| No. 17|

* Alex G. Spanos Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, CA

| | L 24–27| 10,557
November 15| 4:00 p.m.| Missouri S&T*| No. 24|

* DakotaDome
* Vermillion, SD

| Midco SN3| W 48–14| 6,896
November 19| 1:00 p.m.| at North Dakota| No. 22|

* Alerus Center
* Grand Forks, ND (Sitting Bull Trophy)

| Midco SN3| L 37–38| 7,400

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

## Roster

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2011 South Dakota Coyotes football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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WR | `1` | Dustin Nowotny | Sr
QB | `2` | Dante Warren | Sr
WR | `3` | Anthony Williams | So
WR | `4` | Terrance Terry |  Fr
WR | `5` | Jeremy Blount | Sr
WR | `10` | Alex Litzen | Fr
QB | `13` | Nick Meyer | Fr
QB | `14` | Kevin Earl | Fr
TE | `15` | Tyler Wilhelm | So
QB | `16` | Josh Vander Maten |  Fr
WR | `17` | Will Powell | Jr
QB | `18` | Kyle Cichos | So
RB | `20` | Chris Ganious | Sr
RB | `22` | Noah Pearl | Fr
RB | `27` | Earv Archambeau | So
RB | `28` | Michael Burrus | So
RB | `32` | Marcus Sims | Jr
FB | `34` | Tom Manning |  So
FB | `36` | Erik Helland | Sr
FB | `46` | Eric Aas | Sr
OL | `60` | Broc Gullett | Sr
OL | `63` | Bryan Campos | Fr
OL | `64` | Brent Johnson | Sr
OL | `65` | Derek Chancellor | Fr
OL | `66` | Steve Nelson | So
OL | `67` | Cody O'Neill | So
OL | `69` | Tim Ross | Jr
OL | `70` | Matt Huffer |  So
OL | `71` | Colton Kunde |  So
OL | `72` | Andrew Schofield |  So
OL | `73` | Adam Praska |  So
OL | `74` | Matt Porisch | Sr
OL | `75` | Chris Kruse | Fr
OL | `76` | Tom Compton | Sr
OL | `77` | Marc Murtha | So
OL | `78` | R.J. Polley | Sr
OL | `79` | Nick Olson | Fr
WR | `80` | Khiry McDonald | So
WR | `81` | Brian Griffin | So
WR | `83` | Austin Koch | So
TE | `84` | Jay Burns | Jr
TE | `85` | Michael Neilson | Sr
TE | `86` | Joel Dejongh | Jr
FB | `87` | Quintin McMartin | Jr
TE | `89` | Kayl Barkley | Fr
TE | `93` | Ethan Pace | Fr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DB | `6` | Dametrius Turner | So
DB | `7` | Chris Frierson | So
DB | `8` | Shane Potter | Sr
DB | `9` | Jim Thompson | Sr
DB | `10` | Marquis Butler | Sr
DL | `11` | Tyler Starr | So
DB | `12` | Alphonso Valdez | Jr
DB | `19` | Charlie Goro | So
DB | `21` | Dion Price | Sr
DB | `23` | Isaac Fairbairn | Fr
DB | `24` | Chris Lundy |  So
LB | `25` | Tim Marlette | Jr
DB | `26` | Aaron Swift | So
LB | `29` | Andrew Meier | Sr
DB | `30` | Judas Smith | Fr
DB | `33` | Justin Wohlert | Fr
DB | `35` | Matt Lupkes | Fr
LB | `37` | Zack Wilson | Jr
LB | `38` | Ryan Hillier | Fr
LB | `39` | Kyle Wheeler | Sr
LB | `41` | Kyle Shanker | Jr
LB | `42` | Shea Williams | Sr
LB | `43` | Darius Hogans | Jr
LB | `44` | Adam Broders | Sr
LB | `45` | Kelan Richardson | So
DL | `47` | Chase Irvin-Salazar |  So
LB | `49` | Jerrod Freidel | So
LB | `50` | Tyler Richardson | Fr
DE | `51` | Sidney Bazemore | Sr
LB | `52` | D'Angelo Butler | Jr
LB | `53` | Colin Buscarini | Fr
LB | `54` | Kyle Guziec |  So
OLB | `55` | Vladimir Gray | Fr
DL | `56` | Nick Jacobs | Fr
LB | `57` | Mike Garvey | Jr
DL | `58` | Reggie Johnson | Fr
LB | `59` | Nikorey Benyard | Fr
DL | `61` | Trayvis Peters | Fr
DL | `90` | Mike Pharis | So
DL | `91` | David Giese | Jr
DL | `92` | Jordan Eaton | Jr
DL | `93` | Evan Capper | Sr
DL | `94` | Drew Iddings | Fr
DL | `95` | Kenny Greer |  So
DL | `96` | Jesse Weisbrod | Sr
DL | `97` | Emanuel Cromuel | Fr
DL | `98` | Taylor Moore | So
DL | `99` | Donny Fortes | Jr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `48` | Kevin Robb | So
LS | `62` | Walter Reed | Jr
P | `82` | Cole Zwiefelhofer | Jr

Head coach

* Ed Meierkort

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Wesley Beschorner – Offensive coordinator
* Chuck Morrell – Defensive coordinator
* Jake Sprague – Special teams coordinator/defensive line
* Jake Breske – Running backs/graduate assistant
* Tim Tripplett – Wide receivers
* Collin Prosser – Tight ends/graduate assistant
* Tony Spencer – Offensive line
* Adam Breske – Co-linebackers
* B.J. Campbell – Co-linebackers/graduate assistant
* Nick Bendetto – Defensive backs/graduate assistant
* Jevon Bowman – Strength & conditioning

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster
Last update: December 3, 2023

## References

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South Dakota Coyotes football

Venues|

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

Bowls & rivalries|

* Sitting Bull Trophy (North Dakota)
* South Dakota State

Culture & lore|

* "Hail, South Dakota!"
* Charlie Coyote
* Dakota Days

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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