Nielson retirement ends a historic era at USD
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.
Nielson retires as South Dakota football coach
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.
Travis Johansen introduced as Coyotes football coach, Nielson talks retirement decision
For the second straight week, one of the state’s major flagship college football programs introduced a new head coach.
South Dakota football coach Bob Nielson steps down, announces Travis Johansen as new head coach
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.
Bob Nielson steps down as USD head coach
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Former UMD football head coach Bob Nielson retires
After an illustrious college football coaching career, long time UMD head football coach Bob Nielson is retiring.
Nielson Retires As USD Football Coach
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.
South Dakota football introduces Travis Johansen as 31st head coach
The 2024 season saw Johansen lead a unit that ranked in the top 10 in scoring defense and top 20 in rushing defense.
Matt Zimmer: A winner at every stop, Bob Nielson's coaching legacy secure
Bob Nielson was stepping into a fairly challenging situation when he was named the coach of Coyote football in 2016. He was replacing the beloved Joe Glenn, a USD alum who'd worked tirelessly to rally enthusiasm around the program in a final stint on an illustrious coaching career.
USD football coach Bob Nielson announces retirement
It’s the culmination of 42 years as a football coach with 32 years in the collegiate ranks. Nielson has been with USD since 2016 and just capped off the Coyotes' most successful
College football: Nielson steps down as USD head coach, Johansen takes the reigns
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.
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Bob Nielson says ‘the time is right’ for him to step down as USD head coach
The emotional moment for Nielson came the day after he announced that he was stepping down as South Dakota football’s head ...
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Nielson Looks Back On His Career
With the recent retirement announcement of well-respected South Dakota Coyotes football head coach Bob Nielson, there were ...