The 2013 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

They were led by second year head coach Joe Glenn and played their home games in the DakotaDome.

They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in MFVC play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

*Game aired on a tape delayed basis