1951 South Dakota Coyotes football team

1951 South Dakota Coyotes football
NCC champion
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record7–1 (6–0 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumInman Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
South Dakota $ 6 0 0 7 1 0
South Dakota State 4 1 1 8 1 1
Iowa State Teachers 3 3 0 3 4 0
North Dakota 2 3 0 2 4 0
Morningside 2 4 0 3 5 1
North Dakota State 1 4 1 1 5 1
Augustana (SD) 1 4 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In their 14th season under head coach Harry Gamage, the Coyotes compiled a 7–1 record (6–0 against NCC opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 218 to 107, and won the NCC championship.[1]

Training camp began on September 3 with a squad of 50 men, including 19 returning lettermen and 20 freshmen. For the 1951, coach Gamage converted his offensive scheme from the single wing offense used in prior years to a T-formation.[2]

The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.

  1. ^ "2017 Coyote Football Media Guide". University of South Dakota. 2017. p. 50.
  2. ^ Al Neuharth (September 7, 1951). "Gamage Goes To T-Formation To Utilize Speed". The Daily Plainsman. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.