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09/18/19 - Dakota Smith, rJr/2024, South Dakota + More +

SEPT 2/WEEK 1 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: LB Dakota Smith, South Dakota,...Smith netted a drive-stopping sack in his first collegiate game Saturday. It was one of two tackles for Smith against No. 25 Montana. Smith dropped Griz quarterback Dalton Sneed for a 9-yard loss which forced a fourth-quarter punt. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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OLB Dakota Smith, South Dakota
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09/18/19 - Brady Schutt, rSr/2022, South Dakota + More +

SEPT 2/WEEK 1 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: P Brady Schutt, South Dakota,...A career-long punt of 61 yards helped Schutt to a 49.2-yard average with two placed inside the 20 in South Dakota's season opener against No. 25 Montana. The four punts had a net of 42.8 yards. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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P Brady Schutt, South Dakota
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09/18/19 - Jack Cochrane, rSr/2022, South Dakota + More +

SEPT 2/WEEK 1 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: LB Jack Cochrane, South Dakota,...Cochrane led USD with nine tackles (five solo) and came away with his first career interception in the Coyotes' season opener against No. 25 Montana. Cochrane picked off Montana quarterback Dalton Sneed in the end zone to stop a fourth-quarter drive. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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OLB Jack Cochrane, South Dakota
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09/17/19 - Austin Simmons, Sr/2020, South Dakota + More +

SEPT 16/WEEK 3 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota, 6-1, 215, Sr., Council Bluffs, Iowa (Lewis Central HS),...Simmons set USD single-game records for yards, attempts and completions in Saturday's game against Houston Baptist inside the DakotaDome. He completed 48 of 65 passes for 537 yards and a career-high tying four touchdowns. Three of his four throwing strikes were more than 20 yards. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota
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08/15/19 - Darin Greenfield, rSr/2020, South Dakota + More +

2019 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT ALL-FCS THIRD TEAM: Darin Greenfield, South Dakota, Sr.,...Greenfield was named first-team all-MVFC for the second year in a row in 2018...finished second in the Valley with 14.5 tackles-for-loss during the regular season with a team-high 6.0 sacks...totaled 55 tackles, fifth-most on the team, forced two turnovers and led the team with 13 quarterback hurries. - South Dakota Football

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DE Darin Greenfield, South Dakota
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08/01/19 - Darin Greenfield, rSr/2020, South Dakota + More +

2019 PRESEASON STATS FCS BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD WATCHLIST: Darin Greenfield, South Dakota, DE, R-Sr., 6-3, 240,...Greenfield is one of nine returning finalists from last year's final ballot of 25 names. This year's watch list includes 19 seniors, five juniors and one sophomore. Greenfield is one of four players from the Missouri Valley Football Conference, joining North Dakota State linebacker Jabril Cox, South Dakota State linebacker Christian Rozeboom and Indiana State linebacker Jonas Griffith.

Greenfield was named first-team all-MVFC for the second year in a row in 2018...finished second in the Valley with 14.5 tackles-for-loss during the regular season with a team-high 6.0 sacks...totaled 55 tackles, fifth-most on the team, forced two turnovers and led the team with 13 quarterback hurries. - South Dakota Football

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DE Darin Greenfield, South Dakota
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07/31/19 - Darin Greenfield, rSr/2020, South Dakota + More +

2019 PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: DL Darin Greenfield, South Dakota,...Greenfield is a two-time All-American and two-time first-team all-MVFC honoree. He finished 20th on the ballot for national defensive player of the year last season. Of the returners to the MVFC this year, no one has recorded more sacks (15.0) and tackles-for-loss (34.0) than Greenfield over the last two seasons. He is also the Coyotes' third-leading tackler in that span.

In 33 career games dating back to 2016, Greenfield has accumulated 141 tackles including 41 for loss and 19 sacks. He has the fourth-most sacks and sixth-most tackles-for-loss in program history. He will take a run and reaching the top of those two lists in 2019. - South Dakota Football

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DE Darin Greenfield, South Dakota
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07/31/19 - Brady Schutt, rSr/2022, South Dakota + More +

2019 PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: P Brady Schutt, South Dakota,...Schutt is entering his third season as the Coyotes' punter. He was named to the MVFC all-Newcomer team as a redshirt freshman in 2017 when he averaged nearly 40 yards a boot. He ranked third in the Valley and 12th nationally with a punting average of 42.9 yards last season. More than 30 percent of his 126 career punts have been pinned inside the 20 and 13 have been placed inside the 10. - South Dakota Football

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P Brady Schutt, South Dakota
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07/31/19 - Jack Cochrane, rSr/2022, South Dakota + More +

2019 PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: LB Jack Cochrane, South Dakota,...Cochrane started all 11 games at middle linebacker last year as a true sophomore and finished second on the team in tackles with 82. Academically, he earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors for his work on and off the field and was a first-team member of the MVFC All-Academic team. Cochrane is the program's first first-team pick since 2012. - South Dakota Football

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OLB Jack Cochrane, South Dakota
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07/31/19 - Dakarai Allen, Sr/2020, South Dakota + More +

2019 PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: WR Dakarai Allen, South Dakota,...Allen was the Coyotes' leading receiver in 2018 with 48 catches for 703 yards and five touchdowns. Those numbers made Allen an all-MVFC honoree for the first time. He ranked seventh in the Valley in receiving yards and was sixth for catches.

Allen has played in 31 games over the past three seasons. He has accumulated 75 catches for 1,004 yards and 11 scores. Allen totaled a career-high 183 yards in last year's win at Southern Illinois, the sixth-highest total in program history. Allen is the 12th Coyote since 2000 to surpass 1,000 yards receiving. - South Dakota Football

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WR Dakarai Allen, South Dakota
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07/31/19 - Austin Simmons, Sr/2020, South Dakota + More +

2019 PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL (HONORABLE MENTION): QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota,...In his first year as the starting signal caller, Simmons led the Valley and ranked fourth nationally with 3,124 yards passing during the regular season. That total is second-highest in program history to Chris Streveler's high in 2017. Simmons started all 11 games and completed 287-of-469 passes with 18 touchdowns against eight interceptions.

He completed more passes than six other quarterbacks in the league attempted. Simmons earned honorable mention honors from the conference last year after leading the Valley and ranking sixth nationally for total offense at 314 yards per game. Not accounting for sacks, he was the team's leading rusher with 459 yards and a 6.5-yard per carry average. He passed for a season-high 462 yards with four touchdowns in last season's home opener against Northern Colorado, and threw for at least 325 yards in four of eight MVFC games. - South Dakota Football

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QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota
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07/31/19 - Mason Scheidegger, rSr/2022, South Dakota + More +

2019 PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL (HONORABLE MENTION): OL Mason Scheidegger, South Dakota,...Scheidegger also earned honorable mention honors a year ago for his work in leading the Coyotes' offensive line. He made all 11 starts at left guard and aided an offense that led the Valley and ranked 13th nationally in passing at 285 yards per game. Scheidegger has started all 24 games since the start of the 2017 season. - South Dakota Football

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