1954 South Dakota Coyotes football team

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

1954 North Central Conference football standings

	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

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25	at South Dakota Mines		W 38–0
October 2	Augustana		W 33–6
October 9	at North Dakota		L 21–27
October 16	Drake		W 33–26
October 23	at Morningside		L 7–41
October 30	South Dakota State		L 19–20
November 6	at Iowa State Teachers		W 34–33
November 13	North Dakota State		W 52–20
November 20	at Austin College (TX)		L 6–41