1956 South Dakota Coyotes football team

1956 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	4–4 (4–2 NCC)
Head coach	Ralph Stewart (1st season)
Home stadium	Inman Field

1956 North Central Conference football standings

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

The 1956 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 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Ralph Stewart, the team compiled a 4–4 record (4–2 against NCC opponents), tied for second place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 146 to 140. The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22	at Nebraska		L 6–34
September 29	at Augustana		L 12–14
October 6	at North Dakota		W 32–14
October 13	at Morningside		L 6–13
October 20	South Dakota State		W 19–14
October 27	at Saint Louis		L 7–27
November 3	Iowa State Teachers		W 20–19
November 10	North Dakota State		W 13–7