1979 South Dakota Coyotes football team

1979 South Dakota Coyotes football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumInman Field/DakotaDome
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 North Dakota $^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 South Dakota State * ^ 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
North Dakota State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Nebraska–Omaha 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
South Dakota * 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Augustana (SD) 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Morningside 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
Northern Colorado † 0 – 0 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – South Dakota State won two head-to-head games over South Dakota, which counted as one game for each team in the conference standings.
    † – Northern Colorado was ineligible for the conference title.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakotaas a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Dave Triplett, the Coyotes compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the NCC. South Dakota and South Dakota State played two head-to-head games, both won by the Jackrabbits, which counted as one loss for South Dakota and one win for South Dakota State in the conference standings.