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1979 South Dakota Coyotes football team

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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

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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. 5L 21–2612,007
October 13at Augustana (SD)Sioux Falls, SDL 6–75,010
October 20at No. 3 North DakotaL 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

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  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.