The University of South Dakota football team had a tough task under first-year coach Joe Glenn, opening their season on the road versus the University of Montana. A strong start to the second half made things interesting but the Coyotes couldn’t get the win, as they lost 35-24.
The Coyotes offense got off to a sluggish start, having to punt in the team’s first four possessions, and was held scoreless after the first quarter. First year starting quarterback, sophomore Josh Vander Maten, was often off target on his pass attempts until he rolled to his right and connected on a short touchdown pass late in the second quarter.
Coach Glenn and his team came out amped to start the second half, as they scored 14 unanswered points. Leading 26-14, the Coyotes were looking strong. Unfortunately, the defense was unable to hold the lead, and gave up 19 unanswered points to Montana.
The Coyotes will look to clean up their mistakes for their first home game next Saturday versus Colgate at 2 p.m. in the DakotaDome.