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American college football season
The 1971 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
1971 NCAA College Division football season. In its sixth season under head coach
Joe Salem, the team compiled a 3–7 record (3–3 against NCC opponents), tied for fourth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 191 to 172.
[1] The team played its home games at Inman Field in
Vermillion, South Dakota.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 4 | at
Montana* | | L 7–14 | 8,000 | |
September 11 | at
Wyoming* | | L 28–42 | 20,899 | |
September 18 |
Idaho State* | | L 6–10 | 9,700 | |
September 25 | at No. 1
North Dakota State | | L 15–16 | 11,000 |
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October 2 | at
Northern Iowa | | L 0–8 | 5,300 | |
October 9 |
Morningside | - Inman Field
- Vermillion, SD
| L 35–6 (forfeit) | 10,700 | |
October 16 | at
South Dakota State | | W 37–18 | 10,000 | |
October 23 | at
Drake* | | L 7–49 | 6,800 | |
October 30 |
Augustana (SD) | - Inman Field
- Vermillion, SD
| W 8–7 | 800 | |
November 6 |
North Dakota | | W 29–21 | 1,200 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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