2011 South Dakota Coyotes football team

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

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 (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Morrell (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	DakotaDome

2011 Great West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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

2011 South Dakota Coyotes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class 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 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 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 Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: December 3, 2023