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Bryan Boettcher University of Sports Information Director Office: (605) 658-5544 Cell: (563) 260-4316 South Dakota E-mail: [email protected] Football Release www.GoYotes.com March 16, 2021 Quick Hits GAME 4: SOUTH DAKOTA AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE USD is seeking its first win at Stambaugh Stadium in five tries Records: South Dakota (1-2, 1-2 MVFC) at Youngstown State (0-4, 0-4 MVFC) The Coyotes outgained YSU on the ground Date / Time: Saturday, March 20 at Noon (EDT) 327-66 in last year’s 56-21 win Location: Youngstown, Ohio Venue: Stambaugh Stadium (3,600 in spring 2021) RB Kai Henry needs 83 yards to move into the TV: WBCB TV (Drae Smith, PBP; Chris Sammaron, analyst) Game will be shown by KELO TV top 10 of the Coyotes’ all-time rushing list Radio: Coyote Sports Network/Learfield Sports (John Thayer, PBP; Gary Culver, analyst; Carter Woodiel, sideline) KVHT (106.3 FM, Yankton/Vermillion) and affiliates (page 2) True freshman QB Carson Camp passed for a Watch Online: ESPN+ (subscription required) season-high 339 yards last week Coaches: USD’s Bob Nielson (28th year as a head coach: 208-108-1 / 5th year at USD: 22-28); and Youngstown State’s Doug Phillips (1st year at YSU and as a head coach: 0-4) Redshirt freshman Carter Bell has been USD’s leading receiver in all three games Series: Youngstown State leads 6-2 ... USD won 56-21 in 2019 ... YSU is 4-0 at home Caleb Vander Esch eclipsed 1,000 yards About the Coyotes: USD is coming off a loss to Missouri State in which the Coyotes outgained their receiving during last week’s game vs. MSU foe 440-324 ... MSU’s defense and special teams units both had touchdowns to counter the yardage tally ... USD had top-10 wins against SDSU (2019) and ILST (2021) prior to these last two losses ... Carson The Coyotes forced nine turnovers (4 fum., 5 Camp became the first true freshman QB to start a season opener in recorded history ... WR Carter Bell ranks fourth in the Valley in yards per game (75 ypg) ... USD is in its second year in coordinator Travis INTs) in their first two games (zero last week) Johansen’s 3-4 defense ... punter Brady Schutt is a preseason all-American Brady Schutt (P), Caleb Vander Esch (WR), About the Penguins: Youngstown State is looking for its first win under head coach Doug Phillips ... Brett Samson (TE) and Jack Cochrane (LB) are the team has played tight games with top-10 teams Southern Illinois (30-22) and South Dakota State returning all-Valley honorees (19-17) the last two weeks ... the Penguins totaled seven points in their first two weeks ... YSU has ran the ball 66 percent of the time and averages 83 yards passing per game ... QB Mark Waid is a redshirt True freshman cornerback Myles Harden freshman and the team’s second-leading rusher at 44 yards per game ... RB Jaleel McLaughlin was one ranks second nationally in passes defended of the top Division II running backs in 2018 and 2019 ... defensively, YSU is still looking for its first sack ... leading tackler Grant Dixon is a senior transfer from Marist (2 INTs, 7 PBUs) 2020-21South Dakota Schedule/Results 2020-21 MVFC STANDINGS Polls* Team Conference Overall Date Opponent South Dakota / Opp. Time/Score North Dakota (2) 4-0 4-0 F 27 at Illinois State N/A & NR / N/A & 7th W, 27-20 North Dakota State (4) 3-1 4-1 M 4 at North Dakota N/A & 20th / N/A & 4th L, 10-21 South Dakota State (7) 3-1 3-1 M 13 MISSOURI STATE N/A & 21st / N/A & NR L, 24-27 Southern Illinois (10) 3-1 4-1 Missouri State (RV) 2-1 2-4 M 20 at Youngstown State RV & RV / NR & NR 11 a.m. (CT) UNI (14) 2-2 2-2 M 27 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 1 p.m. South Dakota (RV) 1-2 1-2 A 2 UNI 6 p.m. Illinois State (RV) 0-3 0-3 A 10 at South Dakota State 2 p.m. Western Illinois 0-3 0-3 A 17 WESTERN ILLINOIS^ 1 p.m. Youngstown State 0-4 0-4 Upcoming Schedule *Coaches & STATS (FCS) Saturday, March 20 ^ - originally scheduled for Feb. 19 Western Illinois at Illinois State 11 a.m. South Dakota at Youngstown State 11 a.m. South Dakota State at Southern Illinois Noon North Dakota at North Dakota State 2:30 p.m. Missouri State at UNI 4 p.m. Saturday, March 27 North Dakota at Youngstown State 11 a.m. North Dakota State at South Dakota 1 p.m. Illinois State at South Dakota State 2 p.m. Southern Illinois at Missouri State 2 p.m. UNI at Western Illinois 7 p.m. Game 4: USD at Youngstown St THIS WEEK’S NOTES South Dakota returns to the road for the third time this 1 season when the Coyotes take on Youngstown State Saturday COYOTES ONLINE & ON TV in Ohio. It is the third home game for the Penguins which hosted Coyotes Online: UNI (0-21) and Southern Illinois (22-30) in back-to-back weeks All eight games will be streamed online through ESPN3, before traveling to South Dakota State (17-19) last week. The Coyotes won’t have to leave their home state after this one. The ESPN+ (subscription), or through each team’s athletic team’s lone road game remaining is at South Dakota State. department website, which may or may not charge a fee. Coyotes on TV: Cold, windy and wet proved the perfect forecast for the Midco Sports Network will televise three of USD’s four 2 Penguins the last time South Dakota flew out to home games and also road games at North Dakota (3/4) and Youngstown back in 2018. Youngstown State built a 22-0 halftime at SDSU (4/10). It will be those broadcasts that get relayed lead in what turned out to be a 29-17 win. The closest the Coyotes to ESPN. The final home game against Western Illinois is have come to a win at YSU was 2014 when USD led 17-7 after three part of the MVFC’s Game of the Week package. quarters only to see the Penguins rally for a 28-17 victory. Free Web casts: Good news for Coyotes in that Saturday’s forecast is calling for A free webstream of all four USD home games will 3 a high of 51 on a mostly sunny day. continue to be available online at www.GoYotes.com/watch. Both teams enter looking to gain momentum heading into 4 the final half of the regular season. Youngstown State was within a point in the fourth quarter against Southern Illinois two weeks ago and lost last week at SDSU on a last-minute field goal. South Dakota forced seven turnovers in stealing a win at Illinois Theis scored on a nifty, 31-yard touchdown run in the first half State in the season opener, but let one slip away last week at home. 7 against Missouri State last week for his first collegiate score. It The Coyotes gave up a kickoff return for a score, gave up a defensive was the Coyotes’ longest run from scrimmage this season. Theis score, missed a 24-yard field goal and had another kick blocked that carried just once in the second half Saturday and coach Bob set up Missouri State’s winning score. Nielson cited an injury was to blame. That injury is not expected to limit Theis this week at Youngstown State. Both teams will feature young quarterbacks, but the offenses 5 couldn’t be more different. Youngstown State is a run first, One injury that Nielson did mention was one to starting left second and third team trying to shorten the game. The Penguins 8 tackle Mason Scheidegger who is not expected to return this feature running back Jaleel McLaughlin and have passed for 100 spring. Joey Lombard, who started the season opener for yards once in four games. The Coyotes are a high-tempo, pistol- Scheidegger and competed for most of the game Saturday, will formation offense which has led the Valley in passing three years in start in his place. a row. Carson Camp is currently the second-leading passer in the conference at 251 yards per game. Only Western Illinois’ Connor The Coyotes averaged 185 yards on the ground last season, Sampson averages more at 298 yards per game. 9 but have mustered a 103-yard average through three games this season. Part of the reason is that Austin Simmons was Just three running backs have carried the ball for Youngstown an effective weapon with his legs the past two seasons, much like 6 State this year, and only two have run for South Dakota. Kai Chris Streveler the two years before that. Carson Camp is a pocket Henry is averaging 18 carries and 65 yards per game while Travis passer and 15 sacks in three games have subtracted from USD’s Theis is averaging 10 carries and 31 yards. total. The Coyotes have been balanced in their run-pass playcalling. COYOTES ON THE RADIO Redzone performance was another area Nielson 10 addressed Tuesday with reporters. The Coyotes have two All regular season and postseason USD football games touchdowns and three field goals on six goal-to-go situations, and will be carried live through the Coyote Sports Network. the two touchdowns were Kai Henry runs of eight and seven yards.