American college football season
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
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | at Mankato State* | | | W 28–14 | 3,500 | |
September 21 | Montana* | | - Inman Field
- Vermillion, SD
| W 21–0 | 9,000–9,500 | [2][3] |
September 28 | at North Dakota | | | W 17–16 | 5,000–5,550 | [4] |
October 5 | No. 2 North Dakota State | | - Inman Field
- Vermillion, SD
| L 13–35 | 4,500 | |
October 12 | at Morningside | | Sioux City, IA | W 35–13 | 9,000 | |
October 19 | South Dakota State | | - Inman Field
- Vermillion, SD (rivalry)
| W 55–32 | 10,000 | |
October 26 | State College of Iowa | | - Inman Field
- Vermillion, SD
| W 13–7 | 7,000 | |
November 2 | Drake* | | - Inman Field
- Vermillion, SD
| 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 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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