1971 South Dakota Coyotes football team

1971 South Dakota Coyotes football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record3–7 (3–3 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumInman Field
1971 North Central Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 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
Mankato State * 0 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Ineligible for conference title
Rankings from AP small college poll

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 49:00 p.m.at Montana*
L 7–148,000[2]
September 11at Wyoming*
L 28–4220,899[3]
September 18Idaho State*
L 6–109,700[4]
September 25at No. 1 North Dakota State
L 15–1611,000[5]
October 2at Northern Iowa
L 0–85,300
October 9Morningside
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
L 35–6 (forfeit)10,700
October 16at South Dakota State
W 37–1810,000
October 23at Drake*
L 7–496,800[6]
October 30Augustana (SD)
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
W 8–7800
November 6North Dakota
W 29–211,200
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "2017 Coyote Football Media Guide". University of South Dakota. 2017. p. 49.
  2. ^ "Grizzlies defeat South Dakota 14–7". Great Falls Tribune. September 5, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wyoming wins over Coyotes". Argus-Leader. September 12, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Idaho State tumbles Coyotes 10–6". The Forum. September 19, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "North Dakota State slips past Coyotes". Argus-Leader. September 26, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Drake offense rebounds, and how, 49–7!". The Des Moines Register. October 24, 1971. Retrieved September 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (South Dakota)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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