1932 South Dakota Coyotes football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1932
| team = South Dakota Coyotes
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = North Central Conference
| short_conf = NCC
| record = 4–5–1
| conf_record = 1–1–1
| head_coach = Stanley G. Backman
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Inman Field
}}
{{1932 North Central Conference football standings}}
The 1932 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 1932 college football season. In its second season under head coach Stanley G. Backman, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (1–1–1 against NCC opponents), finished in third place out of five teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 78 to 70.{{cite web|title=2017 Coyote Football Media Guide|publisher=University of South Dakota |year=2017|page=49|url=https://issuu.com/sdcoyotes/docs/2017_fbmediasupplement}} The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.
Schedule
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|September 17||{{cfb link|year=1932|team=Dakota Wesleyan Tigers|title=Dakota Wesleyan}}|Inman Field|Vermillion, SD|W 25-0||
|September 24||{{cfb link|year=1932|team=Yankton Greyhounds|title=Yankton}}
|September 30|at|North Dakota Agricultural|Dacotah Field|Fargo, ND|L 8-18||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86869223/sophomore-halfback-scores-as-north-dakot/|work=The Daily Plainsman|title=Sophomore halfback scores as North Dakota Aggies win over Coyotes, 18–8, in night grid game|date=October 1, 1932|accessdate=October 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 8||{{cfb link|year=1932|team=Morningside Maroons|title=Morningside}}|Inman Field|Vermillion, SD|W 6-0||
|October 15|at|Cincinnati|Nippert Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|L 0-7||
|October 22|at|South Dakota State||Brookings, SD|T 0-0||
|October 29|at|{{cfb link|year=1932|team=Carleton Knights|title=Carleton}}
|November 5|at|Michigan State|College Field|East Lansing, MI|L 6-20||
|November 19|at|Gonzaga|Gonzaga Stadium|Spokane, WA|L 0-12||{{cite news|title=Coyotes Lose in Last Period, 12-0|newspaper=The Rapid City Daily Journal|date=November 21, 1932|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23026483/coyotes_lose_in_last_period_120/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 24|at|BYU|Ogden Stadium|Ogden, UT|L 7-13|2,000|{{cite news|title=Cougar Gridders Defeat South Dakota, 13 to 7: Coyotes Fall Before Superior Attack Of Fast B.Y.U. Eleven|newspaper=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=November 25, 1932|pages=10–11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26546591/cougar_gridders_defeat_south_dakota_13/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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