| 1972 South Dakota Coyotes football | |
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NCC co-champion | |
| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 9–1 (6–1 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Inman Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mankato State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 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 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In its seventh season under head coach Joe Salem, the team compiled a 9–1 record (6–1 against NCC opponents), tied for the NCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 296 to 144.[1] The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | Montana* |
| W 35–0 | 6,000–9,000 | [2] | |
| September 16 | at Idaho State* | W 35–7 | 9,000 | |||
| September 23 | at No. 2 North Dakota | No. 9 | L 3–33 | 10,000 | ||
| September 30 | Northern Iowa |
| W 21–7 | 9,600–9,660 | [3] | |
| October 7 | No. 5 Drake* |
| W 28–23 | 8,000 | ||
| October 14 | at Morningside | Sioux City, IA | W 41–6 | 6,500 | ||
| October 21 | South Dakota State |
| W 42–27 | 11,500 | ||
| October 28 | at Augustana (SD) | W 21–14 | 7,500 | |||
| November 4 | No. 6 North Dakota State |
| W 35–21 | 10,001 | [4] | |
| November 11 | at Mankato State | No. 5 | W 35–6 | 3,600 | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "2017 Coyote Football Media Guide". University of South Dakota. 2017. p. 49.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes can tie for league title". Sioux City Journal. November 5, 1972. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.