1952 South Dakota Coyotes football team

1952 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	4–3–1 (3–2–1 NCC)
Head coach	Harry Gamage (14th season)
Home stadium	Inman Field

1952 North Central Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Iowa State Teachers $	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
North Dakota State	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
South Dakota	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
South Dakota State	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Morningside	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
North Dakota	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Augustana (SD)	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1952 South Dakota Coyotes football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Dakota in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1952 college football season. In its 14th season under head coach Harry Gamage, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record (3–2–1 against NCC opponents), tied for third place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 193 to 179. The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
	at Nebraska		L 0–46
	Augustana		W 62–18
	at North Dakota		W 21–14
	Omaha		W 27–14
	at Morningside		L 7–27
	South Dakota State		T 21–21
	at Iowa State Teachers		W 34–20
	North Dakota State		L 7–33