1968 South Dakota Coyotes football team
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.
| 1968 South Dakota Coyotes football | |
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| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 9–1 (5–1 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Inman Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | at Mankato State* | W 28–14 | 3,500 | |||
| September 21 | Montana* |
| W 21–0 | 9,000–9,500 | [2][3] | |
| September 28 | at No. 2 North Dakota | W 17–16 | 5,000–5,550 | [4] | ||
| October 5 | North Dakota State |
| L 13–35 | 4,500 | ||
| October 12 | at Morningside | Sioux City, IA | W 35–13 | 9,000 | ||
| October 19 | South Dakota State |
| W 55–32 | 10,000 | ||
| October 26 | State College of Iowa |
| W 13–7 | 7,000 | ||
| November 2 | Drake* |
| W 49–28 | 5,000 | ||
| November 9 | at Augustana (SD) | W 33–14 | 4,000 | |||
| November 16 | at Colorado State–Greeley* | No. 14 |
| W 35–14 | 1,114 | |
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References
- "2017 Coyote Football Media Guide". University of South Dakota. 2017. p. 49.
- "Montana defeated". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 22, 1968. p. 10.
- "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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