1979 South Dakota Coyotes football team
American college football season
1979 South Dakota Coyotes football | |
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Conference | North Central Conference |
Record | 5–6 (3–3 NCC) |
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Home stadium | Inman Field/DakotaDome |
Seasons ← 1978 1980 → |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | at Eastern Illinois* |
| L 15–24 | 8,000 | ||
September 8 | St. Thomas (MN)* |
| W 22–6 | 6,800 | ||
September 15 | Northeast Missouri State* |
| W 35–10 | 4,900 | ||
September 22 | North Dakota State |
| W 29–28 | 7,300 | [1] | |
September 29 | at Morningside |
| W 24–8 | 3,500 | ||
October 6 | at South Dakota State | No. 5 | L 21–26 | 12,007 | ||
October 13 | at Augustana (SD) | Sioux Falls, SD | L 6–7 | 5,010 | ||
October 20 | at No. 3 North Dakota |
| L 22–23 | 11,050 | ||
October 27 | Nebraska–Omaha |
| W 23–17 | 10,500 | ||
November 3 | Northern Iowa* |
| L 9–23 | 6,200 | ||
November 10 | No. 8 South Dakota State |
| L 28–33 | 9,200 | ||
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References
- ^ "Coyotes hold on". Argus-Leader. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.