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12/03/19 - Brett Samson, rSr/2022, South Dakota + More +

2019 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY SECOND TEAM (COACHES): TE Brett Samson, South Dakota,...Samson of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, was South Dakota's third-leading receiver with 26 catches for 301 yards. He caught five touchdown passes over the final five games of the season. Samson aided a run game that had three 300-yard efforts and ranked 33rd nationally in rushing. He also finished with eight tackles on special teams. - South Dakota Football

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FB Brett Samson, South Dakota
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12/03/19 - Caleb Vander Esch, rSr/2022, South Dakota + More +

2019 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY SECOND TEAM (COACHES): WR Caleb Vander Esch, South Dakota,...Vander Esch of San Jose, California, ranked fourth in the Valley in receiving yards (651) and touchdown catches (6) and had the sixth-most receptions (45). He was the Coyotes' leading receiver in six consecutive games and in seven games overall. Vander Esch led USD with 14.5 yards per catch, and four of his six touchdowns were more than 20 yards. - South Dakota Football

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WR Caleb Vander Esch, South Dakota
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12/03/19 - Jack Cochrane, rSr/2022, South Dakota + More +

2019 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY SECOND TEAM (COACHES): LB Jack Cochrane, South Dakota,...Cochrane of Mount Vernon, Iowa, is a two-year starter and 2019 team captain. He was the leading tackler in the Valley with 106 stops. He also led USD with two interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Cochrane had three sacks and seven tackles-for-loss. He had double-digit tackles three times including a career-best 17 against Southern Illinois, the third-most by a Coyote since 2000. - South Dakota Football

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OLB Jack Cochrane, South Dakota
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12/03/19 - Darin Greenfield, rSr/2020, South Dakota + More +

2019 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DL Darin Greenfield, South Dakota,...Greenfield of Sheldon, Iowa, is the Coyotes' first three-time all-Valley honoree. The two-time all-American is the program's all-time leader in tackles-for-loss with 52.0. He also ranks third all-time in sacks with 24.0. Greenfield led USD with 5.0 sacks and had 11.0 tackles-for-loss this season to go with 43 tackles. He also forced a fumble and led USD with seven quarterback hurries. - South Dakota Football

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DE Darin Greenfield, South Dakota
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12/03/19 - Mason Scheidegger, rSr/2022, South Dakota + More +

2019 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): OL Mason Scheidegger,...Scheidegger of Fonda, Iowa, has started all 36 games over the last three seasons and is a 2019 team captain. He is the top lineman for a team that produced the third-most first downs in the nation, led the Valley in passing and had three 300-yard efforts on the ground. He anchored a group that ranked second in the Valley and 22nd nationally in total offense with 434 yards per game. - South Dakota Football

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OG Mason Scheidegger, South Dakota
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12/03/19 - Elijah Reed, rSr/2022, South Dakota + More +

2019 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): DB Elijah Reed,...Reed of Denver, Colorado, finished as the Valley's 10th-leading tackler with 86 stops including 56 solo tackles. He led the team with eight pass breakups and had a 38-yard interception return. Reed posted double-digit tackles four times including a career-high 14 stops against North Dakota State. - South Dakota Football

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SS Elijah Reed, South Dakota
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12/03/19 - Mason Lorber, rSr/2022, South Dakota + More +

2019 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): PK Mason Lorber,...Lorber of New London, Iowa, was the highest scoring kicker in Valley play and 11 points clear of the field. He was also the most accurate kicker in Valley play, making all 35 extra points and going 7-of-8 on field goals. Overall, Lorber made 12 field goals and had 20 touchbacks on 69 kickoffs. - South Dakota Football

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K Mason Lorber, South Dakota
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11/25/19 - Dalton Godfrey, rSr/2023, South Dakota + More +

NOV 25 MISSOURI VALLEY SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LS Dalton Godfrey, South Dakota, 6-2, 215, So., Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls HS),...A long snapper? Absolutely. He forced and recovered a fumble while covering a punt in the first quarter that set the Coyotes up at the SDSU 20. He then downed back-to-back punts at the 5- and 1-yard lines. All three plays led to empty possessions for the SDSU offense. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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LS Dalton Godfrey, South Dakota
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11/25/19 - Austin Simmons, Sr/2020, South Dakota + More +

NOV 25 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota,...Simmons passed for 252 yards, ran for 47 and accounted for all three touchdowns in South Dakota's 24-21 upset of No. 5 South Dakota State. His 252 yards are the second-most posted against the Jacks' eight-ranked defense all season. Simmons passed Wesley Beschorner for second place on USD's all-time passing list with 6,487 yards and also surpassed 1,000 yards rushing for his career. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota
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11/25/19 - Isaiah McDaniels, rSr/2023, South Dakota + More +

NOV 25 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: DB Isaiah McDaniels, South Dakota,...McDaniels earned his first career start at safety, posted a career-high nine tackles including one for loss and forced two turnovers (fumbles) in Saturday's 24-21 upset of No. 5 South Dakota State. His first big hit that caused a turnover set the Coyotes up for a 34-yard touchdown drive just before half that put USD ahead 10-7. His second occurred inside the USD 25 with the Coyotes clinging to a three-point lead with 6:34 remaining. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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FS Isaiah McDaniels, South Dakota
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11/23/19 - Austin Simmons, Sr/2020, South Dakota + More +

Austin Simmons passed for two touchdowns, ran for another and South Dakota upset rival South Dakota State 24-21 on Saturday. It is the seventh straight season the Coyotes knocked off a ranked team, having entered the game 0-3 against Top 25 FCS teams this season. Simmons was 20 for 32 for 252 yards, moving him past Wesley Beschorner for second on the all-time South Dakota list. Adding in 47 yards rushing on the game, he surpassed 1,000 for his career. Jack Cochrane led the defense with 11 tackles, giving him 105 for the season.

The fifth-ranked Jackrabbits led 7-0 in the first quarter and 14-10 early in the third but couldn't hold on. Simmons' 2-yard run put South Dakota (5-7, 4-4 Missouri Valley Conference) up 17-14 and followed that up with a 21-yard touchdown pass for a 24-14 lead entering the fourth quarter. Keaton Heide's second touchdown pass pulled the Jackrabbits within a field goal early in the fourth quarter but their last three drives ended with a fumble, a fourth-down failure and a fumble on a trick play in the final minute. South Dakota State (8-4, 5-3) entered the game in a four-way tie for second place behind North Dakota State but only Northern Iowa won its finale. Illinois State and Southern Illinois also lost. - AP College Football

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QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota
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11/18/19 - Brady Schutt, rSr/2022, South Dakota + More +

NOV 18 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: P Brady Schutt, South Dakota,...Schutt netted 40 yards on seven punts and forced the Bison to begin four times from inside their own 20. Schutt's long was 51 and he forced the Bison to start drives from their own 16, 10, 10 and 2-yard lines. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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P Brady Schutt, South Dakota
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11/12/19 - Austin Simmons, Sr/2020, South Dakota + More +

NOV 11 MISSOURI VALLEY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota, 6-1, 215, Sr., Council Bluffs, Iowa (Lewis Central HS),...Simmons passed for 180 yards, ran for 72 and accounted for five touchdowns in three quarters of work against the nation's 22nd-ranked defense. He led the Coyotes on four consecutive touchdown drives of 75 yards or more to start the game, and passed for four touchdowns for the fourth time in his career. Simmons also surpassed his predecessor, Chris Streveler, for third place on the Coyotes' all-time passing list with 6,162 yards. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota
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11/12/19 - Jack Cochrane, rSr/2022, South Dakota + More +

NOV 11 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: LB Jack Cochrane, South Dakota,...Cochrane led South Dakota with seven tackles – all solo – including a sack and two tackles-for-loss in the Coyotes' 56-21 win against Youngstown State Saturday. Cochrane and the Coyotes totaled six sacks in all and limited the Penguins to 312 total yards including just 66 on the ground. YSU entered with the nation's 22nd-ranked ground game. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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OLB Jack Cochrane, South Dakota
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11/12/19 - Brady Schutt, rSr/2022, South Dakota + More +

NOV 11 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: P Brady Schutt, South Dakota,...Schutt pinned three of his four punts inside the 15-yard line Saturday against Youngstown State. He dropped a punt inside the 5 just before halftime that bounced off a Penguin and the Coyotes recovered the muff and promptly scored to take a 35-14 lead into halftime. Schutt, the nation's third-leading punter, averaged 41.2 yards and netted 40.2 on his four punts. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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