1951 South Dakota Coyotes football | |
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NCC champion | |
Conference | North Central Conference |
Record | 7–1 (6–0 NCC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Inman Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State Teachers | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morningside | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Augustana (SD) | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In their 14th season under head coach Harry Gamage, the Coyotes compiled a 7–1 record (6–0 against NCC opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 218 to 107, and won the NCC championship. [1]
Training camp began on September 3 with a squad of 50 men, including 19 returning lettermen and 20 freshmen. For the 1951, coach Gamage converted his offensive scheme from the single wing offense used in prior years to a T-formation. [2]
The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 22 | at Marquette* | L 6–48 | 8,000 | [3] | |||
September 29 | at Omaha* | Omaha, NE | W 27–19 | 3,200 | [4] [5] | ||
October 6 | at Augustana (SD) | Sioux Falls, SD (Viking Day) | W 54–7 | [6] | |||
October 12 | at North Dakota State | W 18–0 | [7] | ||||
October 20 | Morningside |
| W 27–7 | 5,000 | [8] | ||
October 27 | at South Dakota State | Brookings, SD (Hobo Day) | W 26–6 | 10,000 | [9] | ||
November 3 | Iowa State Teachers |
| W 25–7 | 500 | [10] | ||
November 10 | North Dakota |
| W 35–13 | [11] | |||
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