1949 South Dakota Coyotes football team

1949 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	2–5–2 (2–2–2 NCC)
Head coach	Harry Gamage (12th season)
Home stadium	Inman Field
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

The 1949 South Dakota Coyotes football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Dakota as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1949 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Harry Gamage, the Coyotes compiled a 2–5–2 record (2–2–2 against NCC opponents), finished in fifth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and were outscored by a total of 199 to 163.^[1] They played their home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Montana*	Dornblaser Field Billings, MT	L 13–33	4,500	^[2]
September 24	at Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 6–33	27,000	^[3]
October 1	North Dakota	Inman Field Vermillion, SD (Sitting Bull Trophy)	T 7–7		^[4]
October 7	at Drake*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 6–48	10,000	^[5]
October 14	at North Dakota State	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 40–7		^[6]^[7]
October 22	Morningside	Inman Field Vermillion, SD (Dakota Day)	T 6–6	8,000	^[8]
October 29	at South Dakota State	State Field Brookings, SD (Hobo Day, rivalry)	L 25–27	10,000	^[9]
November 5	at Augustana (SD)	Viking Field Sioux Falls, SD	W 46–17		^[10]
November 11	Iowa State Teachers	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	L 14–21	3,500	^[11]
*Non-conference game

^ "2017 Coyote Football Media Guide". University of South Dakota. 2017. p. 49.
^ "Montana Grizzlies Hand South Dakota U. 33-to-13 Drubbing Here". The Billings Gazette. September 18, 1949. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Walt Dobbins (September 25, 1949). "Huskers Overpower South Dakota, 33-6". Sunday Journal and Star. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
^ "USD Rally Ties Nodaks 7-7". The Daily Argus-Leader. October 2, 1949. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Leighton Housh (October 8, 1949). "Drake Races Past South Dakota, 48-6". The Des Moines Register. pp. IV-1, IV-3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "USD Wins 40-7". The Daily Argus-Leader. October 15, 1949. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Coyotes overpower NDAC Bison, 40–7". Rapid City Journal. October 15, 1949. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Alex Stoddard (October 23, 1949). "Morningside, South Dakota 6-6". The Sioux City Sunday Journal. pp. 11, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Spence Sandvig (October 30, 1949). "Happy Hobo Day: State Beats Coyotes 27-25". The Daily Argus-Leader. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Doug Kane (October 2, 1949). "Relentless Coyotes Batter Augustana 47-13". The Daily Argus-Leader. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Jim Crawford (November 12, 1949). "Tutors Down USD 21-14". The Daily Argus-Leader. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Darwin Inman Memorial Stadium (1926–1978) DakotaDome (1979–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Sitting Bull Trophy (North Dakota) South Dakota State
Culture & lore	"Hail, South Dakota!" Charlie Coyote Dakota Days
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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