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
Final score Team record
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

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