1962 South Dakota Coyotes football team

1962 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	1–9 (1–5 NCC)
Head coach	Bob Burns (1st season)
Home stadium	Inman Field

1962 North Central Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
State College of Iowa +	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
South Dakota State +	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Augustana (SD)	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
North Dakota	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Morningside	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
South Dakota	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
North Dakota State	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1962 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 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Bob Burns, the team compiled a 1–9 record (1–5 against NCC opponents), finished in sixth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 265 to 94. The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	at Colorado State-Greeley		L 26–35
September 22	at Nebraska		L 0–53
September 29	at State College of Iowa		L 0–28
October 6	Drake		L 14–15
October 13	at Morningside		L 13–34
October 20	South Dakota State		L 0–24
October 27	at Augustana		L 8–15
November 3	North Dakota State		W 33–12
November 10	at North Dakota		L 0–31
November 17	at Arkansas State		L 0–18