American college football season
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.[1] 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 | [2] |
September 18 | | Idaho State* | | L 6–10 | 9,700 | |
September 25 | | at No. 1 North Dakota State | | L 15–16 | 11,000 | [3] |
October 2 | | at Northern Iowa | | L 0–8 | 5,300 | |
October 9 | | Morningside | - Inman Field
- Vermillion, SD
| 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) | - Inman Field
- Vermillion, SD
| W 8–7 | 800 | |
November 6 | | North Dakota | | W 29–21 | 1,200 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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