1970 South Dakota Coyotes football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1970
| team = South Dakota Coyotes
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = North Central Conference
| short_conf = NCC
| record = 4–4–2
| conf_record = 3–2–1
| head_coach = Joe Salem
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium = Inman Field
}}
{{1970 North Central Conference football standings}}
The 1970 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 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Joe Salem, the team compiled a 4–4–2 record (3–2–1 against NCC opponents), finished in third place out of seven teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 290 to 227.{{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.
Running back Steve Pelot received first-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team.{{cite news|title=A.P.'s Little All-American|newspaper=The Morning News|date=December 10, 1970|page=42|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88983288/aps-little-all-american/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1970
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=Nebraska–Omaha Indians|title=Nebraska–Omaha}}
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| score = 53–28
| attend = 9,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = North Dakota
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| gamename = Sitting Bull Trophy
| score = 14–14
| attend = 7,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = l
| opponent = North Dakota State
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| score = 21–24
| attend = 9,800
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86500888/coyotes-nudged-by-nds/|work=Rapid City Journal|title=Coyotes nudged by NDS|date=September 27, 1970|accessdate=October 4, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| score = 41–7
| attend = 8,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=South Dakota State Jackrabbits|title=South Dakota State}}
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 26–0
| attend = 10,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Montana
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| score = 7–35
| attend = 7,200–7,500
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/441/stats/13329 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 21, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings|title=Augustana (SD)}}
| site_stadium = Howard Wood Field
| site_cityst = Sioux Falls, SD
| score = 52–23
| attend = 1,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=Drake Bulldogs|title=Drake}}
| site_stadium = Drake Stadium
| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA
| score = 28–37
| attend = 10,700
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=Morningside Chiefs|title=Morningside}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Sioux City, IA
| score = 27–28
| attend = 3,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Weber State
| site_stadium = Wildcat Stadium
| site_cityst = Ogden, UT
| score = 21–21
| attend = 3,742
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-weber-produces-sup/160899977/|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|title=Weber produces superb comeback to tie with South Dakota, 21–21|date=November 22, 1970|accessdate=December 14, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/650/stats/13329 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 23, 2022 }}