1959 South Dakota Coyotes football team

The 1959 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 1959 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Ralph Stewart, the Coyotes compiled a 4–5–1 record (3–2–1 against NCC opponents), tied for second place out of seven teams in the NCC, and were outscored by a total of 213 to 190.^[1] They played their home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Lamar Tech*	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	L 9–41	2,000	[2]
September 19	at North Dakota State	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	T 22–22		[3]
September 26	Augustana (SD)	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	W 35–20	5,500	[4]
October 3	North Dakota	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	W 31–14	3,500	[5]
October 10	Iowa State	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	L 6–41	2,500–4,000	[6]
October 17	at South Dakota State	State Field Brookings, SD (Hobo Day)	L 7–12	8,500–9,000	[7][8]
October 24	at Washington University*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 27–21	4,000	[9]
October 31	at Iowa State Teachers	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	W 27–6		[10]
November 7	Morningside	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	L 8–9	5,600	[11]
November 14	at Colorado State–Greeley*	Greeley, CO	L 18–27		[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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