1971 South Dakota Coyotes football team

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1971 South Dakota Coyotes football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
1971 record3–7 (3–3 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumInman Field
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 North Central Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Dakota $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
North Dakota State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Northern Iowa 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Morningside 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
South Dakota 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
South Dakota State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Augustana (SD) 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In its sixth season under head coach Joe Salem, the team compiled a 3–7 record (3–3 against NCC opponents), tied for fourth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 191 to 172.[1] The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 4at Montana*
L 7–14
September 11at Wyoming*
L 28–42
September 18Idaho State*
L 6–10
September 25at North Dakota State
L 15–16[2]
October 2at Northern Iowa
L 0–8
October 9Morningside
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
L 35–6 (forfeit)
October 16at South Dakota State
W 37–18
October 23at Drake*
L 7–49
October 30Augustana (SD)
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
W 8–7
November 6North Dakota
W 29–21
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2017 Coyote Football Media Guide". University of South Dakota. 2017. p. 49.
  2. ^ "North Dakota State slips past Coyotes". Argus-Leader. September 26, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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