Dakota State University

Daidrick Kibbie

Assistant Coach

Defensive Backs

Daidrick Kibbie enters his fourth season as an assistant coach for the Trojan football team.  He was a student assistant coach for two seasons.

Kibbie coaches the defensive backs for the Trojans as they went 6-4 overall record in 2022.  Dakota State’s defensive backs were ranked fourth nationally in interceptions during the 2021 season, leading to its winning season for the first time since 2017.  The Trojans also completed its first perfect 4-0 North Star league record at Trojan Field since its conference inception in 2013-14.

Kibbie coached a two-time NAIA All-America defensive back Noah Guse, as a first team selection in 2021 and honorable mention recipient in 2020.  The Trojans’ defense team accumulated 21 interceptions in 2021, led by Guse who broke the career interceptions with 19 and single season record with eight.  His eight interceptions also tied for most interceptions in the NAIA.  In addition, Guse was also named to the NAIA Football Defensive Player-of-the-Week twice during his career at DSU.

He also coaches the jumpers for the Trojan track & field teams.  His two high jumpers qualified for the 2022 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships.

Kibbie was a dual athlete for the Trojans in 2017-18 season.  He was the safety on the DSU football team, recording 22 tackles in 2017.  He also ran track at Dakota State.