1927 South Dakota Coyotes football
NCC co-champion
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record7–2 (5–0 NCC)
Head coach
1927 North Central Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
South Dakota + 5 –0 –07 –2 –0
Creighton + 2 –0 –06 –1 –1
South Dakota State 2 –2 –05 –3 –0
North Dakota 2 –2 –04 –4 –0
Morningside 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
North Dakota Agricultural 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
Nebraska Wesleyan 0 –3 –00 –8 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1927 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 1927 college football season. In their first season under head coach Vincent E. Montgomery, the Coyotes compiled a 7–2 record (5–0 against NCC opponents), tied for the NCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 143 to 105.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Huron*Vermillion, SDW 32–0[2]
October 1at Northwestern*
L 2–4725,000[3]
October 8at Tulsa*
L 12–333,000[4]
October 15at North DakotaGrand Forks, ND (rivalry)W 6–0[5]
October 22at Nebraska WesleyanLincoln, NEW 26–0[6]
October 29South Dakota StateVermillion, SD (rivalry, Dakota Day)W 16–126,000[7]
November 4at Western Union*Le Mars, IAW 14–6[8][9]
November 11North Dakota AgriculturalVermillion, SDW 13–0[10]
November 24at Morningside
W 22–76,000[11][12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Coyote Football Media Guide". University of South Dakota. 2017. p. 49.
  2. ↑ "Coyotes Swamp Huron, 32 to 0: South Dakota Shows a Real Offensive in First Game". The Sioux City Sunday Journal. September 25, 1927. p. 18.
  3. ↑ Irving Vaughan (October 2, 1927). "Purple Swamps South Dakota Eleven, 47 to 2". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Hurricane Comes Back To Smash South Dakota, 33-12". Tulsa Daily World. October 9, 1927. p. Sport 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Nodaks Toss Off 6-0 Game to S.D. Eleven: Flickertails Stage Listless Contest Through the First Half". The Minneapolis Journal. October 16, 1927. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "South Dakota Nips Wesleyan Coyotes: Invading Eleven Scores in First, Fourth Periods". The Nebraska State Journal. October 23, 1927. pp. 5, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "South Dakota Wins Annual Dakota Day Struggle: Coyotes Defeat Rabbits, 16-12". Sioux city Journal. October 30, 1927. pp. 21–22 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Coyotes Down Western Union". The Sioux City Journal. November 4, 1927. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Ray Kenaston (November 5, 1927). "Coyotes Down Western Union: Regulars Relieve Second Team to Nose Out a 14-6 Win". The Sioux City Journal. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Ray Kenaston (November 12, 1927). "South Dakota Defeats North Dakota Aggies, 13-0". The Sioux City Journal. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "South Dakota Eleven Wins North Central Title: Coyotes Down Maroons, 22-7". The Sioux City Journal. November 25, 1927. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "South Dakota Wins North Central Title: Coyotes Defeat Morningside Team, 22 to 7, With Fierce Rally in Last Quarter". The Minneapolis Morning Journal. November 25, 1927. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
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