USD announced Thursday that nine year head coach Bob Nielson would be retiring from their football program. Nielson informed USD last year that he wasn’t sure how many more seasons he had before hanging up the whistle.

He won 100 games and two national championships during two five-year stints as head coach at UMD and also served nine years as the school's athletic director.

The University of South Dakota football program announced that head coach Bob Nielson is stepping down with plans to retire after coaching 32 seasons, including the last nine at USD. The school also announced that defensive coordinator Travis Johansen will take over as head coach.

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After an illustrious college football coaching career, long time UMD head football coach Bob Nielson is retiring.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA’S HEAD FOOTBALL COACH BOB NIELSON HAS RETIRED. USD ANNOUNCED THAT NIELSON WOULD BE STEPPING DOWN AFTER 32 SEASONS OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL. HE’S BEEN AT THE HELM FOR THE COYOTES SINCE 2016 AND RECENTLY CAPPED OFF THE TEAM’S MOST SUCCESSFUL SEASON IN THE F-C-S AFTER MAKING THE SEMIFINALS.

The 2024 season saw Johansen lead a unit that ranked in the top 10 in scoring defense and top 20 in rushing defense.

Travis Johansen is the 31st head football coach of the University of South Dakota football team. He replaces Bob Nielson, who announced he was stepping down on Thursday.

For the first time in almost a decade, the South Dakota Coyotes football program will not be led by Bob Nielson, who announced his retirement on Thursday afternoon. Nielson spent nine of his 32 years of head coaching experience with the Coyotes,