1937 South Dakota Coyotes football team

1937 South Dakota Coyotes football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record6–4 (4–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumInman Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Dakota $ 3 – 0 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
South Dakota 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Morningside 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 2
North Dakota Agricultural 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Iowa State Teachers 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 3
South Dakota State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Omaha 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 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 1937 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Harry Gamage, the team compiled a 6–4 record (4–1 against NCC opponents), finished in second place out of seven teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 159 to 65.[1] The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Buena Vista*
W 48–7
September 25Wayne Teachers (NE)*
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
W 25–7
October 1at North Dakota
L 7–13
October 8at Marquette*
L 6–78,000[2]
October 15at Saint Louis*
L 0–9
October 23at Morningside
W 16–04,000
October 30South Dakota State
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD (Dakota Day, rivalry)
W 12–25,000
November 6Omaha
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
W 26–03,000
November 13Iowa State Teachers
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
W 13–0
November 25at Louisiana Tech*
L 6–204,500[3]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2017 Coyote Football Media Guide". University of South Dakota. 2017. p. 49.
  2. ^ Arthur Bystrom (October 9, 1937). "Marquette in Narrow Victory Over So. Dakota". Stevens Point Daily Journal. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Louisiana Tech scores 20 to 6 over South Dakota". The Daily Argus-Leader. November 26, 1938. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.