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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 23, 2021 Quick Hits GAME 5: SOUTH DAKOTA VS. NORTH DAKOTA STATE It was 2015 when USD shocked NDSU 24-21 in Fargo, ending the Bison’s 26-game Valley home win streak Records: South Dakota (1-3, 1-3 MVFC) vs. North Dakota State (5-1, 4-1 MVFC) Date / Time: Saturday, March 27 at 1 p.m. (CDT) It was 2002 when USD last beat the Bison Location: Vermillion, S.D. Venue: DakotaDome (approximately 4,000 in 2021) in Vermillion, though this is just the fourth meeting since TV: MidcoSN (Jay Elsen, PBP; Andre Fields, analyst) Radio: Coyote Sports Network/Learfield Sports (John Thayer, PBP; Gary Culver, analyst; Caleb Vander Esch is coming off his second Carter Woodiel, sideline) KVHT (106.3 FM, Yankton/Vermillion) and affiliates (page 2) collegiate 100-yard receiving performance Watch Online: FREE webcast on GoYotes.com | ESPN+ (subscription required) Coaches: USD’s Bob Nielson (28th year as a head coach: 208-109-1 / 5th year at USD: 22-29); and The FCS’s top two punters are featured in this North Dakota State’s Matt Entz (2nd year at NDSU and as a head coach: 21-1) game in NDSU’s Garret Wegner and USD’s Brady Schutt Series: NDSU leads 55-26-2 (won last four) RB Kai Henry needs 69 yards to move into the About the Coyotes: USD is coming off a pair of tough losses after earning a top-25 ranking following top 10 of the Coyotes’ all-time rushing list game two ... the Coyotes outgained MSU 440-324, but gave up a special teams touchdown and a pick- six ... YSU out-rushed the Coyotes 303-12 in last week’s outing ... Carson Camp became the first true The Coyotes have forced 11 turnovers in four freshman QB to start a season opener in recorded history ... WRs Caleb Vander Esch and Carter Bell rank fifth and sixth in receiving yards in the Valley, respectively ... USD is in its second year in coordinator games this season Travis Johansen’s 3-4 defense ... LB Brock Mogensen is the Valley’s second-leading tackler (9.5 tpg) Brady Schutt (P), Caleb Vander Esch (WR), About the Bison: NDSU lost for the first time in 40 games and the FCS world stopped for a second ... Brett Samson (TE) and Jack Cochrane (LB) are the Bison have won all three games since including a 34-13 thrashing of in-state rival North Dakota last returning all-Valley honorees week and the globe started spinning again ... QB Trey Lance left the team to prepare for the NFL draft and the Bison have played both Zeb Nolan and Cam Miller in his place ... those two have combined True freshman cornerback Myles Harden for 128 yards passing per game with four touchdowns in five games ... regardless of the QB, running ranks sixth nationally in passes defended the football and stopping the run remain staples for the Bison program ... four different backs have accumulated between 200-300 yards ... 12 different defenders have combined for 14 sacks (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 State (3/2) 4-1 5-1 F 27 at Illinois State N/A & NR / N/A & 7th W, 27-20 South Dakota State (5/4) 4-1 4-1 M 4 at North Dakota N/A & 20th / N/A & 4th L, 10-21 North Dakota (5/6) 4-1 4-1 M 13 MISSOURI STATE N/A & 21st / N/A & NR L, 24-27 Missouri State (RV/RV) 3-1 3-4 Southern Illinois (12/10) 3-2 4-2 M 20 at Youngstown State RV & RV / NR & NR L, 10-28 UNI (23/22) 2-3 2-3 M 27 NORTH DAKOTA STATE NR & NR / 3rd & 2nd 1 p.m. South Dakota 1-3 1-3 A 2 UNI 6 p.m. Illinois State (RV/RV) 1-3 1-3 A 10 at South Dakota State 2 p.m. Youngstown State 1-4 1-4 A 17 WESTERN ILLINOIS^ 1 p.m. Western Illinois 0-4 0-4 Upcoming Schedule *Coaches & STATS (FCS) Saturday, March 27 ^ - originally scheduled for Feb. 19 North Dakota at Youngstown State 11 a.m. UNI at Western Illinois 11 a.m. North Dakota State at South Dakota 1 p.m. Southern Illinois at Missouri State 2 p.m. Friday, April 2 UNI at South Dakota 6 p.m. Saturday, April 3 Missouri State at North Dakota 11 a.m. South Dakota State at North Dakota State 2:30 p.m. Youngstown State at Western Illinois 7 p.m. Game 5: USD vs. NDSU THIS WEEK’S NOTES South Dakota, which has played three of four on the road to 1 start the season, returns home to host North Dakota State this COYOTES ONLINE & ON TV week inside the DakotaDome. The Coyotes won’t have to leave Coyotes Online: the state of South Dakota the rest of the spring slate. In addition All eight games will be streamed online through ESPN3, to being home in three of their final four games, the Coyotes’ lone remaining road trip is to South Dakota State. ESPN+ (subscription), or through each team’s athletic department website, which may or may not charge a fee. North Dakota State represents the fourth top-10 team the Coyotes on TV: 2 Coyotes will have faced dating back to South Dakota’s 24-21 Midco Sports Network will televise three of USD’s four upset of South Dakota State at the end of the 2019 campaign. South home games and also road games at North Dakota (3/4) and Dakota has won two of its last three games against top-10 teams at SDSU (4/10). It will be those broadcasts that get relayed with the week two loss at North Dakota the lone exception. to ESPN. The final home game against Western Illinois is part of the MVFC’s Game of the Week package. South Dakota is one of just four teams that have beaten Free Web casts: North Dakota State since 2015. 3 A free webstream of all four USD home games will Turnovers have been the great equalizer for South Dakota in continue to be available online at 4 its recent string of top-10 victories. The Coyotes forced four www.GoYotes.com/watch. turnovers when they beat South Dakota State 24-21 to end 2019. They forced seven turnovers in knocking off Illinois State 27-20 in their season opener this season. South Dakota has forced 11 turnovers (6 fumbles, 5 The Coyotes averaged 185 yards on the ground last season, 5 interceptions) in four games this season. That’s the best 8 but have mustered an 80-yard average through four games average for any FCS team that has played at least four games. this season, which includes a 12-yard effort on the ground last Linebacker Jacob Matthew has recovered two fumbles. Myles week at Youngstown State. Part of the reason is that Austin Harden intercepted two passes in his collegiate debut at Illinois Simmons was an effective weapon with his legs the past two State. seasons, much like Chris Streveler the two years before that. Carson Camp is a pocket passer and 20 sacks in four games have North Dakota State ran 52 times for 419 yards and the Bison subtracted from USD’s total. 6 totaled 700 yards of offense in a 49-14 win against South Dakota last season inside the Fargodome. The Coyotes ran for 172 The Coyotes brought back all five returning starters along yards and two scores on their side with Kai Henry running eight 9 their offensive line from last season, a group that helped times for 58 yards and a score. But USD was limited to 11 USD eclipse 300 yards on the ground on three separate occasions. completions through the air for a season-low 73 yards. That said, senior team captain Mason Scheidegger was injured early against Missouri State and is lost for the spring. Redshirt Let’s just hope the referee knows which two teams are freshmen Colton Harberts and Joey Lombard have been featured 7 competing Saturday. In last year’s matchup in Fargo, the on the line in recent weeks as the Coyotes seek more consistency. referee mischaracterized the Coyotes as that team in northern South Dakota not once, but twice during the opening coin toss. True freshman Carson Camp is the Valley’s second-leading It proved not to be a good omen. 10 passer through four games. He threw for a season-high 339 yards in his DakotaDome debut against Missouri State. Last week was his first game without tossing a touchdown. COYOTES ON THE RADIO Redshirt freshman Carter Bell was Camp’s top receiver in All regular season and postseason USD football games 11 each of the first three games. Senior all-Valley pick Caleb will be carried live through the Coyote Sports Network. Vander Esch was featured last week to the tune of nine catches for 102 yards. The nine catches equaled his career high and the 102 John Thayer is the new play-by-play man after working yards was a yard shy of his top collegiate performance. Bell, a the sidelines since 2015. He is also the voice of Coyote quarterback at Bettendorf High School, has assumed the role left men’s basketball.