2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team

2019 South Dakota Coyotes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record5–7 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Schlafke (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorTravis Johansen (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumDakotaDome
2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  8 0   16 0  
No. 5 Northern Iowa ^  6 2   10 5  
No. 7 Illinois State ^  5 3   10 5  
No. 10 South Dakota State ^  5 3   8 5  
Southern Illinois  5 3   7 5  
South Dakota  4 4   5 7  
Indiana State  3 5   5 7  
Youngstown State  2 6   6 6  
Missouri State  1 7   1 10  
Western Illinois  1 7   1 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 5–7, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in sixth place.