2013 South Dakota Coyotes football team

The 2013 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Joe Glenn and played their home games in the DakotaDome. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in MFVC play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

2013 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	4–8 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach	Joe Glenn (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Wesley Beschorner (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Jason Petrino (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	DakotaDome
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^		8	–	0					15	–	0
No. 13 South Dakota State ^		5	–	3					9	–	5
No. 18 Youngstown State		5	–	3					8	–	4
Southern Illinois		5	–	3					7	–	5
Missouri State		5	–	3					5	–	7
Illinois State		4	–	4					5	–	6
South Dakota		3	–	5					4	–	8
Northern Iowa		3	–	5					7	–	5
Western Illinois		2	–	6					4	–	8
Indiana State		0	–	8					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	2:00 pm	UC Davis*	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	Midco SN	W 10–7	8,012
September 7	6:00 pm	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	ESPN3	L 14–31	41,920
September 21	6:00 pm	at No. 25 Northern Arizona*	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	FSAZ+/NAU-TV	L 16–21	7,855
September 28	3:00 pm	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	WIUS*	L 10–24	5,732
October 5	2:00 pm	Missouri State	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	Midco SN	W 17–14	9,758
October 12	1:00 pm	Indiana State	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD		W 17–14	6,710
October 19	4:00 pm	at No. 11 Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		W 38–31 2OT	11,121
October 26	1:00 pm	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL		L 14–28	11,868
November 2	1:00 pm	No. 11 Youngstown State	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN3	L 34–38	6,676
November 9	1:00 pm	No. 10 Montana*	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	Midco SN	L 27–31	6,567
November 16	1:00 pm	No. 19 South Dakota State	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD (rivalry)	Midco SN	L 12–27	10,845
November 23	2:30 pm	at No. 1 North Dakota State	Fargodome Fargo, ND	Midco SN	L 0–42	18,234
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network at time of game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

• Source: Schedule

*Game aired on a tape delayed basis