| 1971 South Dakota Coyotes football | |
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| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (3–3 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Inman Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | 9:00 p.m. | at Montana* |
| L 7–14 | 8,000 | |
| September 11 | at Wyoming* | L 28–42 | 20,899 | |||
| September 18 | Idaho State* |
| L 6–10 | 9,700 | ||
| September 25 | at No. 1 North Dakota State | L 15–16 | 11,000 | |||
| October 2 | at Northern Iowa | L 0–8 | 5,300 | |||
| October 9 | Morningside |
| L 35–6 (forfeit) | 10,700 | ||
| October 16 | at South Dakota State | W 37–18 | 10,000 | |||
| October 23 | at Drake* | L 7–49 | 6,800 | |||
| October 30 | Augustana (SD) |
| W 8–7 | 800 | ||
| November 6 | North Dakota |
| W 29–21 | 1,200 | ||
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References
- "2017 Coyote Football Media Guide". University of South Dakota. 2017. p. 49.
- "Grizzlies defeat South Dakota 14–7". Great Falls Tribune. September 5, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wyoming wins over Coyotes". Argus-Leader. September 12, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Idaho State tumbles Coyotes 10–6". The Forum. September 19, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "North Dakota State slips past Coyotes". Argus-Leader. September 26, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (South Dakota)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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