1973 South Dakota Coyotes football team

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1973 South Dakota Coyotes football
NCC co-champion
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 10–53 at Boise State
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	8–3 (6–1 NCC)
Head coach	Joe Salem (8th season)
Home stadium	Inman Field
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 North Central Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
North Dakota State +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
South Dakota +^	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Mankato State	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
North Dakota	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Augustana (SD)	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
South Dakota State	2	–	4	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Northern Iowa	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Morningside	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Winona State*		Inman Field Vermillion, SD	W 77–0	6,000
September 15	at Tennessee Tech*		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	W 30–0	7,200	^[1]
September 22	at No. 5 North Dakota State		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 9–7	10,800	^[2]
September 29	at Northern Iowa	No. 3	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	W 19–7	7,025	^[3]
October 6	at Montana*	No. 3	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 19–31	7,100–7,500	^[4]^[5]
October 13	Morningside	No. 8	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	L 60–7	12,250
October 20	at South Dakota State	No. 7	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD (rivalry)	W 36–10	13,350
October 27	Augustana (SD)	No. 6	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	W 28–21	5,000
November 3	North Dakota	No. 5	Inman Field Vermillion, SD (Sitting Bull Trophy)	L 21–54	5,000
November 10	Mankato State	No. 13	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	W 38–3	3,700
December 1	at No. 7 Boise State*	No. 10	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	L 10–53	14,358	^[6]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "South Dakota Raps Tennessee Tech, 30-0". The Leaf-Chronicle. Associated Press. September 16, 1973. p. 7B. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Late TD aerial ups USD". Sioux City Journal. September 23, 1973. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Evans, Kevin (September 30, 1973). "Third-Ranked South Dakota Trims UNI 19-7". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. 19. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Herman, Jeff (October 7, 1973). "Grizzlies Upset Coyotes, 31-19". The Missoulian. p. 15. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
^ "Boise St. smears South Dakota". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 2, 1973. p. 19.
^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
^ "South Dakota 2022 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of South Dakota Athletics. p. 51. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

v t e South Dakota Coyotes football
Venues	Darwin Inman Memorial Stadium (1926–1978) DakotaDome (1979–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Sitting Bull Trophy (North Dakota) South Dakota State
Culture & lore	"Hail, South Dakota!" Charlie Coyote Dakota Days
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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