The South Dakota Coyotes, also known as the USD Coyotes , are the athletic teams for the University of South Dakota

University of South Dakota

The University of South Dakota ', the state’s oldest university, was founded in 1862 and classes began in 1882. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, United States, USD is home to South Dakota's only medical school and law school. USD is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents, and its current...

. Their team colors are vermilion

Vermilion

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 and white

White

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. They have been members of The Summit League of the NCAA's Division I since the 2011-12 season. The football team plays in Division I's Football Championship Subdivision.

Many of the Coyotes' athletic events are held in the multi-purpose DakotaDome

DakotaDome

DakotaDome is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose stadium on North Dakota Street in Vermillion, South Dakota. Opened in 1979 for a cost of $8.2 million, it is home to the University of South Dakota Coyotes for numerous athletic events, including football, men's and women's basketball, volleyball, men's...

, located in Vermillion, South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

Vermillion is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the tenth largest city in the state. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 10,571. Vermillion lies atop a bluff near the Missouri River.The area has been home to...

. Football

American football

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 and basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 are the main events for the venue, followed by volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

, indoor track, and swimming

Swimming (sport)

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.

Men's teams

• Basketball
• Cross Country
  Cross country running
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• Football
• Golf
  Golf
  Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
  
  
• Swimming and Diving
  Diving
  Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
  
  
• Track and Field
  Track and field
  Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
  
  

Women's teams

• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Golf
• Soccer
• Softball
  Softball
  Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
  
  
• Swimming and Diving
• Tennis
  Tennis
  Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
  
  
• Track and Field
• Volleyball
  Volleyball
  Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
  
  

Record versus Missouri Valley Football Conference

Rival	Record (W-L-T)	Name
Illinois State	0-0-0	N/A
Indiana State	0-0-0	N/A
Missouri State	0-0-0	N/A
North Dakota State	25-49-3	.344
Northern Iowa	17-24-1	.417
South Dakota State	52-48-7	.519
Southern Illinois	0-0-0	N/A
Western Illinois	2-0-0	1.000
Youngstown State	0-0-0	N/A

External links

• http://www.usdcoyotes.com/