1969 South Dakota Coyotes football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1969
| team = South Dakota Coyotes
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = North Central Conference
| short_conf = NCC
| record = 3–7
| conf_record = 2–4
| head_coach = Joe Salem
| hc_year = 4th
| captain =
| stadium = Inman Field
}}
{{1969 North Central Conference football standings}}
The 1969 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 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Joe Salem, the team compiled a 3–7 record (2–4 against NCC opponents), tied for fifth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 228 to 208.{{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 = 1969
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1969|team=Mankato State Indians|title=Mankato State}}
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| score = 33–0
| attend = 8,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| time = 9:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Montana
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Great Falls, MT
| score = 20–31
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/great-falls-tribune-montana-upsets-south/160863521/|work=Great Falls Tribune|title=Montana upsets South Dakota 31–20|date=September 21, 1968|accessdate=December 13, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = l
| opponent = North Dakota
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| gamename = Sitting Bull Trophy
| score = 26–35
| attend = 6,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = North Dakota State
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Dacotah Field
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| score = 6–24
| attend = 11,200
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1969|team=Morningside Chiefs|title=Morningside}}
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| score = 39–27
| attend = 10,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1969|team=South Dakota State Jackrabbits|title=South Dakota State}}
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–20
| attend = 12,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| site_stadium = O. R. Latham Stadium
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| score = 2–14
| attend = 8,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1969|team=Drake Bulldogs|title=Drake}}
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| score = 24–29
| attend = 3,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1969|team=Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings|title=Augustana (SD)}}
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| score = 28–22
| attend = 5,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1969|team=Nebraska–Omaha Indians|title=Nebraska–Omaha}}
| site_stadium = Al F. Caniglia Field
| site_cityst = Omaha, NE
| score = 16–26
| attend = 2,126
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1969 South Dakota) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/650/stats/12866 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 23, 2022 }}