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]
| 1927 South Dakota Coyotes football | |
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NCC co-champion | |
| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (5–0 NCC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota Agricultural | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 24 | Huron* | Vermillion, SD | W 32–0 | [2] | |||
| October 1 | at Northwestern* | L 2–47 | 25,000 | [3] | |||
| October 8 | at Tulsa* |
| L 12–33 | 3,000 | [4] | ||
| October 15 | at North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND (rivalry) | W 6–0 | [5] | |||
| October 22 | at Nebraska Wesleyan | Lincoln, NE | W 26–0 | [6] | |||
| October 29 | South Dakota State | Vermillion, SD (rivalry, Dakota Day) | W 16–12 | 6,000 | [7] | ||
| November 4 | at Western Union* | Le Mars, IA | W 14–6 | [8][9] | |||
| November 11 | North Dakota Agricultural | Vermillion, SD | W 13–0 | [10] | |||
| November 24 | at Morningside |
| W 22–7 | 6,000 | [11][12] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "2017 Coyote Football Media Guide". University of South Dakota. 2017. p. 49.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Irving Vaughan (October 2, 1927). "Purple Swamps South Dakota Eleven, 47 to 2". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hurricane Comes Back To Smash South Dakota, 33-12". Tulsa Daily World. October 9, 1927. p. Sport 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "South Dakota Wins Annual Dakota Day Struggle: Coyotes Defeat Rabbits, 16-12". Sioux city Journal. October 30, 1927. pp. 21–22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coyotes Down Western Union". The Sioux City Journal. November 4, 1927. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ray Kenaston (November 12, 1927). "South Dakota Defeats North Dakota Aggies, 13-0". The Sioux City Journal. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Dakota Eleven Wins North Central Title: Coyotes Down Maroons, 22-7". The Sioux City Journal. November 25, 1927. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.