1979 South Dakota Coyotes football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1979 South Dakota Coyotes football North Central Conference NCC 5–6 3–3 Dave Triplett 1st Inman Field/DakotaDome The 1979 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakotaas a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Dave Triplett, the Coyotes compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the NCC. South Dakota and 1979 South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State played two head-to-head games, both won by the Jackrabbits, which counted as one loss for South Dakota and one win for South Dakota State in the conference standings. Schedule 1979 NCAA Division II AP September 1 l y y Eastern Illinois O'Brien Field Charleston, IL 15–24 8,000 September 8 w y 1979 St. Thomas Tommies St. Thomas (MN) Inman Field Vermillion, SD 22–6 6,800 September 15 w y 1979 Northeast Missouri State Bulldogs Northeast Missouri State Inman Field Vermillion, SD 35–10 4,900 September 22 w North Dakota State Inman Field Vermillion, SD 29–28 7,300 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86539534/coyotes-hold-on/ Argus-Leader Coyotes hold on September 23, 1979 October 6, 2021 Newspapers.com September 29 w y 1979 Morningside Chiefs Morningside Roberts Field Sioux City, IA 24–8 3,500 October 6 l y 5 1979 South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD rivalry 21–26 12,007 October 13 l y 1979 Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings Augustana (SD) Sioux Falls, SD 6–7 5,010 October 20 l y North Dakota 3 Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND Sitting Bull Trophy 22–23 11,050 October 27 w 1979 Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks Nebraska–Omaha Inman Field Vermillion, SD 23–17 10,500 November 3 l y Northern Iowa Inman Field Vermillion, SD 9–23 6,200 November 10 l South Dakota State 8 DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 28–33 9,200 Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report https://stats.ncaa.org/team/650/stats/12715 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 23, 2022 References South Dakota Category:South Dakota Coyotes football seasons South Dakota Coyotes football