| 1970 South Dakota Coyotes football | |
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| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 4–4–2 (3–2–1 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Inman Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | Nebraska–Omaha* |
| W 53–28 | 9,500 | ||
| September 19 | at North Dakota | T 14–14 | 7,500 | |||
| September 26 | No. 4 North Dakota State |
| L 21–24 | 9,800 | [3] | |
| October 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Northern Iowa |
| W 41–7 | 8,000 | |
| October 10 | South Dakota State |
| W 26–0 | 10,500 | ||
| October 24 | No. 2 Montana* |
| L 7–35 | 7,200–7,500 | [4] | |
| October 31 | at Augustana (SD) | W 52–23 | 1,500 | |||
| November 7 | at Drake* | L 28–37 | 10,700 | |||
| November 14 | at Morningside | Sioux City, IA | L 27–28 | 3,000 | ||
| November 21 | at Weber State* | T 21–21 | 3,742 | |||
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References
- ^ "2017 Coyote Football Media Guide". University of South Dakota. 2017. p. 49.
- ^ "A.P.'s Little All-American". The Morning News. December 10, 1970. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coyotes nudged by NDS". Rapid City Journal. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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