Preview: USD set to host Central Connecticut State to begin season
Aug. 26—VERMILLION, S.D. — The South Dakota Coyotes will kick off their 2026 football season under first-year head coach Matt Vitzthum on Saturday, welcoming Central Connecticut State to the DakotaDome for a Week 0 clash and the first-ever meeting between the two programs. This matchup also marks just the fifth time that USD has opened with an FCS opponent, being 2-2 in those contests. How to ...
The South Dakota Coyotes will kick off their 2026 football season against Central Connecticut State on Saturday, August 29, at 1 p.m. in the DakotaDome, marking the first-ever meeting between the two programs. This matchup comes after USD's three consecutive 10-plus win seasons, making it the first time in program history. Head coach Matt Vitzthum, in his first year, will also be the first head coach in the Division I era to win his opener for the Coyotes.
The Coyotes are favored to win, having won 79 games out of 149 season openers since 1889 with a .610 winning percentage.
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