1968 South Dakota Coyotes football team

1968 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	9–1 (5–1 NCC)
Head coach	Joe Salem (3rd season)
Home stadium	Inman Field

1968 North Central Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 North Dakota State $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 8 South Dakota	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
State College of Iowa	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
North Dakota	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
South Dakota State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Morningside	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Augustana (SD)	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In its third season under head coach Joe Salem, the team compiled a 9–1 record (5–1 against NCC opponents), finished in second place out of seven teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 299 to 173. The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Mankato State*		Blakeslee Stadium Mankato, MN	W 28–14	3,500
September 21	Montana*		Inman Field Vermillion, SD	W 21–0	9,000–9,500
September 28	at No. 2 North Dakota		Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Sitting Bull Trophy)	W 17–16	5,000–5,550
October 5	North Dakota State		Inman Field Vermillion, SD	L 13–35	4,500
October 12	at Morningside		Sioux City, IA	W 35–13	9,000
October 19	South Dakota State		Inman Field Vermillion, SD (rivalry)	W 55–32	10,000
October 26	State College of Iowa		Inman Field Vermillion, SD	W 13–7	7,000
November 2	Drake*		Inman Field Vermillion, SD	W 49–28	5,000
November 9	at Augustana (SD)		Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD	W 33–14	4,000
November 16	at Colorado State–Greeley*	No. 14	Jackson Field Greeley, CO	W 35–14	1,114
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game