1956 South Dakota Coyotes football team

1956 North Central Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1956 South Dakota Coyotes football
1956 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference	North Central Conference
1956 record	4–4 (4–2 NCC)
Head coach	Ralph Stewart (1st season);
Home stadium	Inman Field
	Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

The 1956 South Dakota Coyotes football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Dakota in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Ralph Stewart, the team compiled a 4–4 record (4–2 against NCC opponents), tied for second place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 146 to 140.^[1] The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Result
September 22	at Nebraska	L 6–34
September 29	at Augustana	L 12–14
October 6	at North Dakota	W 32–14
October 13	at Morningside	L 6–13
October 20	South Dakota State	W 19–14
October 27	at Saint Louis	L 7–27
November 3	Iowa State Teachers	W 20–19
November 10	North Dakota State	W 13–7

v t South Dakota Coyotes football
Venues	(1926–1978) DakotaDome (1979–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Sitting Bull Trophy (North Dakota) South Dakota State
Culture & lore	"Hail, South Dakota!"
People	NFL draftees
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1956 North Central Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Morningside $	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	1	–	1
Augustana (SD)	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
South Dakota	4	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
North Dakota State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
South Dakota State	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
North Dakota	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Iowa State Teachers	0	–	5	–	1	2	–	5	–	1

$ – Conference champion