The 1952 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 1952 college football season. In their 14th season under head coach Harry Gamage, the Coyotes compiled a 4–3–1 record (3–2–1 against NCC opponents), tied for third place out of seven teams in the NCC, and were outscored by a total of 193 to 179.[1] They played their home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.
| 1952 South Dakota Coyotes football | |
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| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 4–3–1 (3–2–1 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Inman Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State Teachers $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 20 | at Nebraska* | L 0–46 | 30,000 | [2] | |||
| September 27 | Augustana (SD) |
| W 62–18 | 3,000 | [3] | ||
| October 4 | at North Dakota | W 21–14 | [4] | ||||
| October 11 | Omaha* |
| W 27–14 | [5] | |||
| October 18 | at Morningside |
| L 7–27 | [6] | |||
| October 25 | South Dakota State |
| T 21–21 | 10,000 | [7] | ||
| November 1 | at Iowa State Teachers | W 34–20 | 6,000 | [8] | |||
| November 8 | North Dakota State |
| L 7–33 | [9] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "2017 Coyote Football Media Guide". University of South Dakota. 2017. p. 49.
- ^ Norris Anderson (September 21, 1952). "Nebraska Wins Opener: Reynolds, Novak, Cifra Spark 46-0 Victory Over S.D." Sunday Journal and Star. pp. 1B, 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dean Belbas (September 28, 1952). "University Sinks Vikings: N. C. Tussle 62-18 Romp; For Coyotes". The Daily Argus-Leader. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coyotes Triumph, 21-14". The Daily Argus-Leader. October 5, 1952. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coyotes Win: Beat Omaha With Polenz Main Spark". The Daily Argus-Leader. October 12, 1952. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jack Letelier (October 19, 1952). "Maroons Tumble Coyotes, 26-7: Delight Homecoming Crowd with Impressive Loop Win". The Sioux City Sunday Journal. pp. IV-1, IV-3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dakota Day Classic Ends in Thrilling 21-21 Tie: 10,000 Persons Witness University-State Battle". The Daily Argus-Leader. October 26, 1952. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chuck Sawyer (November 2, 1952). "27 Points in Third Quarter Sink TC, 34-20: 6,000 See 13-0 Lead Melt into 1st Loop Loss". Waterloo Sunday Courier. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison blast Coyotes". Rapid City Journal. November 9, 1952. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.