1938 South Dakota Coyotes football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1938
| team = South Dakota Coyotes
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = North Central Conference
| short_conf = NCC
| record = 7–1
| conf_record = 5–0
| head_coach = Harry Gamage
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium = Inman Field
| champion = NCC champion
}}
{{1938 North Central Conference football standings}}
The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Harry Gamage, the team compiled a 7–1 record (5–0 against NCC opponents), won the NCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 125 to 40.{{cite web|title=2017 Coyote Football Media Guide|publisher=University of South Dakota |year=2017|page=50|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 24||{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Dakota Wesleyan Tigers|title=Dakota Wesleyan}}
|October 1|at|Creighton
|October 8||{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Wayne State Wildcats|title=Wayne State (NE)}}
|October 15|at|{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Omaha Cardinals|title=Omaha}}||Omaha, NE|W 7-0||{{cite news|title=Berry Runs 58 Yards to Beat Omaha 7 to 0: Elevens Even Until Sprint|newspaper=Sunday World-Herald|author=Morry Shadle|date=October 16, 1938|page=7B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122844876/berry-runs-58-yards-to-beat-omaha-7-to-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 22||{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Morningside Maroons|title=Morningside}}|Inman Field|Vermillion, SD (Dakota Day)|W 13-0||{{cite news|title=Coyotes Win Dakota Day Classic With Passes, 13 to 0|newspaper=The Daily Argus-Leader|date=October 23, 1938|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122845053/coyotes-win-dakota-day-classic-with/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 29|at|South Dakota State||Brookings, SD (Hobo Day)|W 7-0|10,000|{{cite news|title=Hobo Day Crowd Sees Coyotes Beat Jackrabbits, 7 To 0|newspaper=The Daily Argus-Leader|date=October 30, 1938|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94613398/hobo-day-crowd-sees-coyotes-beat/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Jacks Tumble to Coyotes in Thrilling Tilt: University Nabs Win in Hobo Day Game by 7 to 0 Margin|newspaper=The Sioux City Sunday Journal|author=Woodrow Wentzy|date=October 30, 1938|page=Sports 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122883385/jacks-tumble-to-coyotes-in-thrilling/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 5||North Dakota Agricultural|Inman Field|Vermillion, SD|W 20-0||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86836173/coyotes-gain-north-central-crown-over-bi/|work=Argus-Leader|title=Coyotes gain North Central crown over Bison, 20 to 0|date=November 6, 1938|accessdate=October 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 12|at|{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Iowa State Teachers Panthers|title=Iowa State Teachers}}||Cedar Falls, IA|W 26-2||{{cite news|title=Coyotes Smash to 26-12 Victory Over Panthers: South Dakota Shows Stuff of Which Champions Are Made|newspaper=Waterloo Sunday Courier|date=November 13, 1938|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122883623/coyotes-smash-to-26-12-victory-over/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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References
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