1973 South Dakota Coyotes football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1973
| team = South Dakota Coyotes
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = North Central Conference
| short_conf = NCC
| record = 8–3
| conf_record = 6–1
| head_coach = Joe Salem
| hc_year = 8th
| captain =
| stadium = Inman Field
| champion = NCC co-champion
| bowl = NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
| bowl_result = L 10–53 at Boise State
}}
{{1973 North Central Conference football standings}}
The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Joe Salem, the Coyotes compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the NCC title with North Dakota State. South Dakota advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, losing to Boise State in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1973
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 1
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Winona State Warriors|title=Winona State}}
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| score = 77–0
| attend = 6,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Tennessee Tech
| site_stadium = Tucker Stadium
| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN
| score = 30–0
| attend = 7,200
| source ={{cite news |title=South Dakota Raps Tennessee Tech, 30-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116219360/the-leaf-chronicle/ |access-date=January 10, 2023 |work=The Leaf-Chronicle |agency=Associated Press |date=September 16, 1973 |page=7B |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = North Dakota State
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Dacotah Field
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| score = 9–7
| attend = 10,800
| source ={{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86515464/late-td-aerial-ups-usd/|work=Sioux City Journal|title=Late TD aerial ups USD|date=September 23, 1973|accessdate=October 4, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 3
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| site_stadium = O. R. Latham Stadium
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| score = 19–7
| attend = 7,025
| source ={{cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Kevin |title=Third-Ranked South Dakota Trims UNI 19-7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116219526/the-courier/ |access-date=January 10, 2023 |work=The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier |date=September 30, 1973 |page=19 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 3
| opponent = Montana
| site_stadium = Dornblaser Field
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| score = 19–31
| attend = 7,100–7,500
| source = {{cite news |last1=Herman |first1=Jeff |title=Grizzlies Upset Coyotes, 31-19 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116219675/the-missoulian/ |access-date=January 10, 2023 |work=The Missoulian |date=October 7, 1973 |page=15 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/441/stats/13634 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 21, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = l
| rank = 8
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Morningside Chiefs|title=Morningside}}
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| score = 60–7
| attend = 12,250
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=South Dakota State Jackrabbits|title=South Dakota State}}
| site_stadium = Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Brookings, SD
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 36–10
| attend = 13,350
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = w
| rank = 6
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings|title=Augustana (SD)}}
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| score = 28–21
| attend = 5,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = l
| rank = 5
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=North Dakota Fighting Sioux|title=North Dakota}}
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| gamename = Sitting Bull Trophy
| score = 21–54
| attend = 5,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = w
| rank = 13
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Mankato State Indians|title=Mankato State}}
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| score = 38–3
| attend = 3,700
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 1
| w/l = L
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 10
| opponent = Boise State
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Bronco Stadium
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| gamename = NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
| score = 10–53
| attend = 14,358
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (South Dakota) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/650/stats/13634 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=January 11, 2023 }}{{cite web |title=South Dakota 2022 Football Media Guide |url=https://goyotes.com/documents/2022/10/6/2022_FB_Media_Guide.pdf |publisher=University of South Dakota Athletics |page=51 |access-date=January 10, 2023 }}
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