1954 South Dakota Coyotes football team

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. In their 16th season under head coach Harry Gamage, the Coyotes compiled a 5–4 record (3–3 against NCC opponents), tied for fifth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and were outscored by a total of 149 to 115.^[1] They played their home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.

1954 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	5–4 (3–3 NCC)
Head coach	Harry Gamage (16th season)
Home stadium	Inman Field
Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

1954 North Central Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
South Dakota State +	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Morningside +	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
South Dakota	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
North Dakota	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Iowa State Teachers	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
North Dakota State	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Augustana (SD)	0	–	5	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at South Dakota Mines*	Rapid City, SD	W 38–0		[2]
October 2	Augustana (SD)	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	W 33–6		[3]
October 9	at North Dakota	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Sitting Bull Trophy)	L 21–27		[4]
October 16	Drake*	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	W 33–26	3,500	[5]
October 23	at Morningside	Public Schools Stadium Sioux City, IA	L 7–41	8,000	[6]
October 30	South Dakota State	Inman Field Vermillion, SD (rivalry)	L 19–20	8,000	[7]
November 6	at Iowa State Teachers	O. R. Latham Field Cedar Falls, IA	W 34–33	3,400	[8]
November 13	North Dakota State	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	W 52–20		[9]
November 20	at Austin (TX)*	Sherman, TX	L 6–41		[10]
*Non-conference game