The South Dakota Coyotes , also known as the USD Coyotes ( locally / ˈ k aɪ oʊ t s / KY -ohts ), are the athletic teams for the University of South Dakota . Their team colors are vermilion and white . They have been members of Summit League of the NCAA's Division I since the 2011–12 school year. The football team plays in Division I's Football Championship Subdivision as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference . The Coyotes were charter members of the Division II North Central Conference and were members until 2008 when it upgraded to Division I.
6-585: Before the 2016–17 school year, most of the Coyotes' athletic events were held in the multi-purpose DakotaDome , located in Vermillion, South Dakota . Football and basketball were the main events for the venue, followed by volleyball , indoor track , and swimming . The basketball and volleyball teams moved to the new Sanford Coyote Sports Center upon its opening in August 2016; the other aforementioned sports remain at
12-663: The 2017 season, the Chargers resumed home games on their campus in Sioux City , Iowa , 25 miles (40 km) to the southeast. The Dome hosts other events throughout the year, including the high school football state championships each November. In 2014, a proposal for a new basketball arena went through and construction began just south of the Dome. The new arena, the Sanford Coyote Sports Center , which seats 6,000, opened in
18-698: The DakotaDome. A primary member of the Summit League , the University of South Dakota sponsors teams in seven men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports. The football program competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference . The Coyote softball team appeared in one Women's College World Series in 1971. The Coyote women's basketball team made its first NCAA Division 1 Tournament appearance in 2014. The Coyote women's basketball team won
24-527: The WNIT Championship over Florida Gulf Coast in 2016. The Coyote Volleyball team made its first NCAA Division 1 Tournament Appearance in 2018. SD Coyotes Sports Talk This article about a sports team in South Dakota is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . DakotaDome The DakotaDome is an indoor multi-purpose stadium in the north central United States , located on
30-572: The campus of the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota . Opened 45 years ago in 1979 at a cost of $ 8.2 million, the 9,100-seat venue is the home of the South Dakota Coyotes for football , swimming and diving, and track and field . The approximate elevation is 1,220 feet (370 m) above sea level . For five seasons beginning in 2013, the DakotaDome also hosted Briar Cliff University football ( NAIA ); following
36-400: The fall of 2016 for volleyball, preceding the 2016–17 basketball season . Originally an air-supported structure , numerous roof collapses led to it being replaced by a $ 13.7 million steel roof in 2001. In early 2019, construction to rebuild the interior of the west side of the stadium began. The project cost was approximately $ 26.3 million and was completed in 2020. This article about
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