1937 South Dakota Coyotes football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1937

| team = South Dakota Coyotes

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = North Central Conference

| short_conf = NCC

| record = 6–4

| conf_record = 4–1

| head_coach = Harry Gamage

| hc_year = 4th

| captain =

| stadium = Inman Field

}}

{{1937 North Central Conference football standings}}

The 1937 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 1937 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Harry Gamage, the team compiled a 6–4 record (4–1 against NCC opponents), finished in second place out of seven teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 159 to 65.{{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

{{CFB schedule

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|September 18||{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Buena Vista Beavers|title=Buena Vista}}|Inman Field|Vermillion, SD|W 48-7||

|September 25||{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Wayne State Wildcats|title=Wayne Teachers (NE)}}|Inman Field|Vermillion, SD|W 25-7||

|October 1|at|North Dakota|Memorial Stadium|Grand Forks, ND (rivalry)|L 7-13||

|October 8|at|Marquette|Marquette Stadium|Milwaukee, WI|L 6-7|8,000|{{cite news|title=Marquette in Narrow Victory Over So. Dakota|newspaper=Stevens Point Daily Journal|author=Arthur Bystrom|date=October 9, 1937|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121222727/marquette-in-narrow-victory-over-so/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 15|at|Saint Louis|Walsh Stadium|St. Louis, MO|L 0-9||

|October 23|at|{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Morningside Maroons|title=Morningside}}|Yards Park|Sioux City, IA|W 16-0|4,000|

|October 30||South Dakota State|Inman Field|Vermillion, SD (Dakota Day, rivalry)|W 12-2|5,000|

|November 6||{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Omaha Cardinals|title=Omaha}}|Inman Field|Vermillion, SD|W 26-0|3,000|

|November 13||{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Iowa State Teachers Panthers|title=Iowa State Teachers}}|Inman Field|Vermillion, SD|W 13-0||

|November 25|at|Louisiana Tech|Tech Field|Ruston, LA|L 6-20|4,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81397412/louisiana-tech-scores-20-to-6-over-south/|work=The Daily Argus-Leader|title=Louisiana Tech scores 20 to 6 over South Dakota|date=November 26, 1938|accessdate=July 13, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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