2017 South Dakota Coyotes football team


The 2017 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Bob Nielson and played their home games in the DakotaDome. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, which was the schools first ever FCS Playoff bid, where they defeated Nicholls State in the first round before losing to Sam Houston State in the second round.

Schedule

at Drake

at Bowling Green

North Dakota

at Western Illinois

Youngstown State

Indiana State

at Illinois State

Southern Illinois

at Northern Iowa

at North Dakota State

South Dakota State

FCS Playoffs

at Nicholls State–First Round

at Sam Houston State–Second Round

Ranking movements