1963 South Dakota Coyotes football team

1963 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	1–7 (1–5 NCC)
Head coach	Marv Rist (1st season)
Home stadium	Inman Field

1963 North Central Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
South Dakota State $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
North Dakota	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
State College of Iowa	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
North Dakota State	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Augustana (SD)	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Morningside	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
South Dakota	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1963 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 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Marv Rist, the team compiled a 1–7 record (1–5 against NCC opponents), finished in seventh place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 297 to 28. The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 14	Bemidji State		L 7–33
September 21	at North Dakota State		L 8–53
September 28	at State College of Iowa		L 6–33
October 5	at Drake		L 0–23
October 12	Morningside		L 0–33
October 19	at South Dakota State		L 0–61
October 26	Augustana		W 7–6
November 9	North Dakota		L 0–55