1966 South Dakota Coyotes football team

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1966 South Dakota Coyotes football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
1966 record5–5 (2–4 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumInman Field
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 North Central Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Dakota + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
North Dakota State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
State College of Iowa 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Augustana (SD) 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
South Dakota 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
South Dakota State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Morningside 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1966 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 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Joe Salem, the team compiled a 5–5 record (2–4 against NCC opponents), finished in a three-way tie for fourth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 225 to 160.[1] The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 10Colorado State–Greeley*Rapid City, SDW 27–12
September 17Wayne State (NE)*
W 40–6
September 24Montana*
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
W 21–7
October 1at Augustana (SD)
L 20–24
October 8at North Dakota
L 17–31
October 15at MorningsideSioux City, IAW 38–0
October 22South Dakota State
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD (Rivalry)
L 18–22
October 29North Dakota State
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
L 0–13[2]
November 5State College of Iowa
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
W 30–14
November 12at Drake*
L 14–31
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2017 Coyote Football Media Guide". University of South Dakota. 2017. p. 49.
  2. ^ "Coyotes hold top-ranked Bison, 13–0". The Daily Plainsman. October 30, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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