1968 South Dakota Coyotes football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1968
| team = South Dakota Coyotes
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = North Central Conference
| short_conf = NCC
| record = 9–1
| conf_record = 5–1
| head_coach = Joe Salem
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Inman Field
}}
{{1968 North Central Conference football standings}}
The 1968 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 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In its third season under head coach Joe Salem, the team compiled a 9–1 record (5–1 against NCC opponents), finished in second place out of seven teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 299 to 173.{{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
| rankyear = 1968
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1968|team=Mankato State Indians|title=Mankato State}}
| site_stadium = Blakeslee Stadium
| site_cityst = Mankato, MN
| score = 28–14
| attend = 3,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Montana
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| score = 21–0
| attend = 9,000–9,500
|work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=Montana defeated |date=September 22, 1968 |page=10}}{{cite web |author= |title=Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/441/stats/12712 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 21, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = North Dakota
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| gamename = Sitting Bull Trophy
| score = 17–16
| attend = 5,000–5,550
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/494/stats/12712 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 23, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = l
| opponent = North Dakota State
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| score = 13–35
| attend = 4,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1968|team=Morningside Chiefs|title=Morningside}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Sioux City, IA
| score = 35–13
| attend = 9,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1968|team=South Dakota State Jackrabbits|title=South Dakota State}}
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 55–32
| attend = 10,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = w
| opponent = State College of Iowa
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| score = 13–7
| attend = 7,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1968|team=Drake Bulldogs|title=Drake}}
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| score = 49–28
| attend = 5,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1968|team=Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings|title=Augustana (SD)}}
| site_stadium = Howard Wood Field
| site_cityst = Sioux Falls, SD
| score = 33–14
| attend = 4,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 14
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1968|team=Colorado State–Greeley Bears|title=Colorado State–Greeley}}
| site_stadium = Jackson Field
| site_cityst = Greeley, CO
| score = 35–14
| attend = 1,114
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/650/stats/12712 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 23, 2022 }}