1968 South Dakota Coyotes football team

1968 South Dakota Coyotes football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record9–1 (5–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumInman Field
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 North Dakota State $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 8 South Dakota 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
State College of Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
North Dakota 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
South Dakota State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Morningside 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Augustana (SD) 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In its third season under head coach Joe Salem, the team compiled a 9–1 record (5–1 against NCC opponents), finished in second place out of seven teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 299 to 173.[1] The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Mankato State*
W 28–143,500
September 21Montana*
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
W 21–09,000–9,500[2][3]
September 28at North Dakota
W 17–165,000–5,550[4]
October 5No. 2 North Dakota State
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
L 13–354,500
October 12at MorningsideSioux City, IAW 35–139,000
October 19South Dakota State
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD (rivalry)
W 55–3210,000
October 26State College of Iowa
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
W 13–77,000
November 2Drake*
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
W 49–285,000
November 9at Augustana (SD)
W 33–144,000
November 16at Colorado State–Greeley*No. 14
W 35–141,114
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "2017 Coyote Football Media Guide". University of South Dakota. 2017. p. 49.
  2. ^ "Montana defeated". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 22, 1968. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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