1970 South Dakota Coyotes football team

1970 South Dakota Coyotes football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record4–4–2 (3–2–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumInman Field
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Dakota State $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
North Dakota 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
South Dakota 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Augustana (SD) 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Morningside 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Northern Iowa 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
South Dakota State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Joe Salem, the team compiled a 4–4–2 record (3–2–1 against NCC opponents), finished in third place out of seven teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 290 to 227.[1] The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Running back Steve Pelot received first-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Nebraska–Omaha*
W 53–289,500
September 19at North Dakota
T 14–147,500
September 26No. 4 North Dakota State
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
L 21–249,800[3]
October 31:30 p.m.Northern Iowa
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
W 41–78,000
October 10South Dakota State
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD (rivalry)
W 26–010,500
October 241:30 p.m.No. 2 Montana*
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
L 7–357,200–7,500[4]
October 31at Augustana (SD)
W 52–231,500
November 7at Drake*
L 28–3710,700
November 14at MorningsideSioux City, IAL 27–283,000
November 21at Weber State*
T 21–213,742
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "2017 Coyote Football Media Guide". University of South Dakota. 2017. p. 49.
  2. ^ "A.P.'s Little All-American". The Morning News. December 10, 1970. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Coyotes nudged by NDS". Rapid City Journal. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.