1956 South Dakota Coyotes football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1956
| team = South Dakota Coyotes
| sport = football
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| conference = North Central Conference
| short_conf = NCC
| record = 4–4
| conf_record = 4–2
| head_coach = Ralph Stewart
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Inman Field
}}
{{1956 North Central Conference football standings}}
The 1956 South Dakota Coyotes football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Dakota as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1956 college football season. In their first season under head coach Ralph Stewart, the Coyotes compiled a 4–4 record (4–2 against NCC opponents), tied for second place out of seven teams in the NCC, and were outscored by a total of 146 to 140.{{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}} They played their home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.
Schedule
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|September 22|at|Nebraska
|September 29|at|{{cfb link|year=1956|team=Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings|title=Augustana (SD)}}|Viking Field|Sioux Falls, SD|L 12-14|6,000|{{cite news|title=Vikings Stun Coyotes, 14-12 |newspaper=Sioux Falls Argus-Leader |author=Craig Stolze |date=September 30, 1956 |page=1B |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117005114/vikings-stun-coyotes-14-12/ |via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 6|at|North Dakota|Memorial Stadium|Grand Forks, ND (Sitting Bull Trophy)|W 32-14||{{cite news|title=Coyotes Blast Sioux |newspaper=Sioux Falls Argus-Leader |author=Craig Stolze |date=October 7, 1956 |page=3B |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117005448/coyotes-blast-sioux/ |via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=University Whips North Dakotans|newspaper=Rapid City Daily Journal|date=October 7, 1956|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98065122/university-whips-north-dakotans/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 13|at|{{cfb link|year=1956|team=Morningside Maroons|title=Morningside}}|Public Schools Stadium|Sioux City, IA|L 6-13||{{cite news|title=Rugged Maroons Dump Coyotes |newspaper=The Sioux City Sunday Journal |author=Alex Stoddard |date=October 14, 1956 |pages=IV-1, IV-5 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117005813/rugged-maroons-dump-coyotes/ |via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 20||South Dakota State|Inman Field|Vermillion, SD (Dakota Day, rivalry)|W 19-14|7,000|{{cite news|title=Fourth-Period Touchdown Wins for Coyotes |newspaper=Sioux Falls Argus-Leader |author= |date=October 14, 1956 |pages=1B |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117006226/fourth-period-touchdown-wins-for-coyotes/ |via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 27|at|{{cfb link|year=1956|team=Saint Louis Billikens|title=Saint Louis}}
|November 3||{{cfb link|year=1956|team=Iowa State Teachers Panthers|title=Iowa State Teachers}}|Inman Field|Vermillion, SD|W 20-19||{{cite news|title=Schamber Stars As Coyotes Win |newspaper=Sioux Falls Argus-Leader |author=Paul Smith |date=November 4, 1956 |pages=1B |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117008171/schamber-stars-as-coyotes-win/ |via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 10||North Dakota State|Inman Field|Vermillion, SD|W 13-7||{{cite news|title=Coyotes Clinch Tie for Second: Defeat Bison In 13-7 Game |newspaper=Sioux Falls Argus-Leader |author=Paul Smith |date=November 11, 1956 |pages=1B |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117007535/coyotes-clinch-tie-for-second-defeat/ |via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86683290/university-whips-nd-state-137/|work=Rapid City Journal|title=University whips ND State 13–7|date=November 11, 1956|accessdate=October 7, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
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