2011 South Dakota Coyotes football team

2011 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference	Great West Conference
Record	6–5 (2–2 Great West)
Head coach	Ed Meierkort (8th season)
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

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.

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

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
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