1969 South Dakota Coyotes football team

1969 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	3–7 (2–4 NCC)
Head coach	Joe Salem (4th season)
Home stadium	Inman Field

1969 North Central Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Dakota State $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Northern Iowa	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
North Dakota	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
South Dakota State	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Morningside	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
South Dakota	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Augustana (SD)	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Joe Salem, the team compiled a 3–7 record (2–4 against NCC opponents), tied for fifth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 228 to 208. The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Mankato State*	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	W 33–0	8,500
September 20	at Montana*	Memorial Stadium Great Falls, MT	L 20–31	5,000
September 27	North Dakota	Inman Field Vermillion, SD (Sitting Bull Trophy)	L 26–35	6,500
October 4	at No. 1 North Dakota State	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 6–24	11,200
October 11	Morningside	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	W 39–27	10,000
October 18	South Dakota State	Inman Field Vermillion, SD (rivalry)	L 14–20	12,000
October 25	at Northern Iowa	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	L 2–14	8,000
November 1	Drake*	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	L 24–29	3,500
November 8	Augustana (SD)	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	W 28–22	5,000
November 15	at Nebraska–Omaha*	Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE	L 16–26	2,126
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game