1979 South Dakota Coyotes football team

1979 South Dakota Coyotes football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumInman Field/DakotaDome
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 North Dakota $^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 South Dakota State * ^ 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
North Dakota State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Nebraska–Omaha 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
South Dakota * 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Augustana (SD) 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Morningside 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
Northern Colorado † 0 – 0 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – South Dakota State won two head-to-head games over South Dakota, which counted as one game for each team in the conference standings.
    † – Northern Colorado was ineligible for the conference title.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakotaas a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Dave Triplett, the Coyotes compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the NCC. South Dakota and South Dakota State played two head-to-head games, both won by the Jackrabbits, which counted as one loss for South Dakota and one win for South Dakota State in the conference standings.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Eastern Illinois*
L 15–248,000
September 8St. Thomas (MN)*
W 22–66,800
September 15Northeast Missouri State*
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
W 35–104,900
September 22North Dakota State
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
W 29–287,300[1]
September 29at Morningside
W 24–83,500
October 6at South Dakota StateNo. 5
L 21–2612,007
October 13at Augustana (SD)Sioux Falls, SDL 6–75,010
October 20at No. 3 North Dakota
L 22–2311,050
October 27Nebraska–Omaha
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
W 23–1710,500
November 3Northern Iowa*
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
L 9–236,200
November 10No. 8 South Dakota State
L 28–339,200
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Coyotes hold on". Argus-Leader. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.