1948 South Dakota Coyotes football team

1948 South Dakota Coyotes football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record7–3 (4–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumInman Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa State Teachers $ 5 0 0 7 3 0
South Dakota 4 1 0 7 3 0
North Dakota 3 3 0 3 7 0
South Dakota State 2 4 0 4 6 0
Morningside 2 4 0 3 6 0
Augustana (SD) 2 4 0 3 6 0
North Dakota State 2 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Harry Gamage, the Coyotes compiled a 7–3 record (4–1 against NCC opponents), finished in second place out of seven teams in the NCC, and were outscored by a total of 292 to 129.[1]

South Dakota was ranked at No. 165 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

They played their home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.

  1. ^ "2017 Coyote Football Media Guide". University of South Dakota. 2017. p. 49.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.