1935 South Dakota Coyotes football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1935

| team = South Dakota Coyotes

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = North Central Conference

| short_conf = NCC

| record = 5–3–1

| conf_record = 1–3–1

| head_coach = Harry Gamage

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain =

| stadium = Inman Field

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{{1935 North Central Conference football standings}}

The 1935 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 1935 college football season. In its second season under head coach Harry Gamage, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (1–3–1 against NCC opponents), finished in fourth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 126 to 83.{{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 21||{{cfb link|year=1935|team=Yankton Greyhounds|title=Yankton}}|Inman Field|Vermillion, SD|W 34-0||{{cite news|title=Coyotes Win From Yankton in Easy Game: Greyhounds Outclassed by Dakota 'U' Team, 34 to 0|newspaper=The Sioux City Sunday Journal|date=September 22, 1935|page=Sports 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122894358/coyotes-win-from-yankton-in-easy-game/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 28||{{cfb link|year=1935|team=Illinois Wesleyan Titans|title=Illinois Wesleyan}}|Inman Field|Vermillion, SD|W 7-6||{{cite news|title=Coyotes Nip Wesleyan of Illinois, 7-6: Sustained Drive Gives Them Winning Touchdown of Game|newspaper=The Sioux City Sunday Journal|author=James W. Fowler|date=September 29, 1935|page=Sports 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122894457/coyotes-nip-wesleyan-of-illinois-7-6/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 5|at|Iowa|Iowa Stadium|Iowa City, IA|L 2-47||{{cite news|title=South Dakota Crushed Under Iowa Steamroller, 47 to 2|author=Bert McGrane|date=|pages=Sports 1, 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122894816/south-dakota-crushed-under-iowa/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 11|at|North Dakota||Grand Forks, ND (rivalry)|L 0-25||{{cite news|title=University´s Tricky Pass Attack Overwhelms South Dakota, 25-0 |newspaper=The Bismarck Tribune |date=October 12, 1935 |page=10 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116923684/universitys-tricky-pass-attack/ |via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 19|at|{{cfb link|year=1935|team=Morningside Maroons|title=Morningside}}||Sioux City, IA|T 13-13|4,500|{{cite news|title=South Dakota Ties Maroons in 13-13 Game: Morningside Makes First '35 Score|newspaper=The Des Moines Register|date=October 20, 1935|page=Sports 8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122894526/south-dakota-ties-maroons-in-13-13/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 26||South Dakota State|Inman Field|Vermillion, SD (Dakota Day)|W 7-2||{{cite news|title=Coyotes Beat Rabbits, 7-2: South Dakota Upsets Dope; Fumble Hurts|newspaper=The Minneapolis Tribune|date=October 27, 1935|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122894611/coyotes-beat-rabbits-7-2-south-dakota/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 2||{{cfb link|year=1935|team=Omaha Cardinals|title=Omaha}}|Inman Field|Vermillion, SD|W 13-6||{{cite news|title=Dakota Halts Cards' Win: Coyotes Beat Omaha U., 13-6, with Last Quarter Goal March|author=Bill Billotte|date=November 3, 1935|pages=1B, 6B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122894661/dakota-halts-cards-wins/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Coyotes Crack Omaha, 13 to 6|newspaper=The Minneapolis Tribune|date=November 3, 1935|page=Sports 9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122894714/coyotes-crack-omaha-13-to-6/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 9|vs|Creighton||Sioux Falls, SD|W 7-6||{{cite news|title=Coyote Blizzard Freezes Bluejays: One-Man Hurricane Named Ray Delivers 7-6 Win for Dakota; Romps 83 Yards|newspaper=Omaha World-Herald|author=Howard Wolff|date=November 10, 1935|page=1B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121846339/coyote-blizzard-freezes-bluejays/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 16|vs|North Dakota Agricultural||Mitchell, SD|L 0-20|< 1,000|{{cite news|title=Bison Are Too Powerful for Coyotes, 20-0: North Dakota State Is Victorious in Game at Mitchell|newspaper=The Sioux City Sunday Journal|date=November 17, 1935|page=Sports 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122894765/bison-are-too-powerful-for-coyotes/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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