University of South Dakota Athletics

Noah Shepard ('10) spent five seasons at South Dakota, including four years as the starter, playing in 45 games with nearly 9,000 passing yards in his Coyote career. He had a career-best 422 passing yards with five touchdowns at West Texas A&M in 2007. He's one of five Coyote quarterbacks to throw for 400+ yards in a single game, doing it twice in his career. He's also one of four Coyotes to throw for 5+ passing touchdowns in a single game. Three seasons saw Shepard throw for 20+ touchdowns, totaling 77 in his career. He averaged just under 200 yards per game (198.6). As of the conclusion of the 2024 season, Shepard is the USD record holder for most passing yards in a career (8,936 yards) and passing touchdowns (77).
 
Shepard was a First Team All-Great West performer in his senior season in 2009.
 
He has served as the USD Foundation and Alumni Association President and CEO since May 2024. He earned his degree in education from USD in 2010. He met his wife, Abby ('08), as USD and they have three children: Hazyl (16), Coy (11), and Braylon (8).