1914 South Dakota Coyotes football team

1914 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–2–1
Head coach	Ion Cortright (1st season)

1914 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Western State Normal (MI)			–					6	–	0	–	0
Northern Illinois State			–					7	–	0	–	1
Notre Dame			–					6	–	2	–	0
Michigan Agricultural			–					5	–	2	–	0
Butler			–					4	–	2	–	0
South Dakota			–					5	–	2	–	1
Michigan			–					6	–	3	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					5	–	3	–	0
Haskell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					3	–	2	–	1
Heidelberg			–					4	–	3	–	1
Akron			–					4	–	4	–	1
Doane			–					3	–	3	–	2
Saint Louis			–					4	–	4	–	0
St. Mary's (OH)			–					2	–	2	–	0
Wabash			–					2	–	2	–	2
Detroit			–					2	–	3	–	2
Lake Forest			–					3	–	5	–	0
Iowa State Teachers			–					2	–	5	–	1
Lincoln (MO)			–					1	–	3	–	0
Marquette			–					2	–	7	–	0
Rose Poly			–					0	–	7	–	0

The 1914 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota during the 1914 college football season. In Ion Cortright's first year as head coach, the Coyotes compiled a 5–2–1 record, and outscored their opponents 111 to 75. The Coyotes played a tough schedule, with regional powerhouses Nebraska, Notre Dame, and Minnesota. South Dakota did not manage to win any of these contests, but they did break a 14 game winning streak when they tied Nebraska 0–0 at Lincoln, and would become the Cornhuskers only blemish in a 34 game stretch from 1912 to 1916.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 3	South Dakota State	Brookings, SD (rivalry)	W 12–0
October 10	Nebraska	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	T 0–0
October 17	Minnesota	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	L 7–29	3,000
October 24	vs. Notre Dame	Sioux Falls, SD	L 0–33
October 31	North Dakota	Grand Forks, ND (rivalry)	W 30–3
November 14	Morningside	Sioux City, IA	W 20–0
	Yankton		W 33–3
November 26	Creighton	Vermillion, SD	W 9–7