1965 South Dakota Coyotes football team

1965 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	2–8 (0–6 NCC)
Head coach	Marv Rist (2nd season)
Home stadium	Inman Field

1965 North Central Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Dakota State $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
North Dakota	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
State College of Iowa	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Morningside	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Augustana (SD)	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
South Dakota State	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
South Dakota	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1965 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 1965 NCAA College Division football season. In its second season under head coach Marv Rist, the team compiled a 2–8 record (0–6 against NCC opponents), finished in seventh place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 326 to 61. The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Montana*	Daylis Stadium Billings, MT	W 15–14	4,500–5,500
September 25	Drake*	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	L 0–17	6,000
October 2	Augustana (SD)	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	L 0–43	5,600
October 9	Morningside	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	L 0–41	4,000
October 16	at South Dakota State	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD (rivalry)	L 14–30	9,000
October 23	North Dakota	Inman Field Vermillion, SD (Sitting Bull Trophy)	L 7–33	9,500
October 30	at No. 1 North Dakota State	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 8–66	5,500
November 6	at State College of Iowa	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	L 0–41	3,000
November 13	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 0–41	12,000
November 20	at Colorado State–Greeley*	Jackson Field Greeley, CO	W 17–0	3,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game