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The University of South Dakota at Springfield was a state supported university in
Springfield, South Dakota Springfield is a city in Bon Homme County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,914 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 1,913 in 2023. As of Fiscal Year 2024, there were 1,088 of the male inmates at Mike Durfee State Pris ...
that was founded in 1881 and closed in 1984. It started as Southern State Normal School, became Southern State Teachers College in 1947, Southern State College in 1964, and finally the University of South Dakota at Springfield in 1971. The campus is now home to
Mike Durfee State Prison The Mike Durfee State Prison is a South Dakota state prison for men on the campus of what was University of South Dakota at Springfield, United States. History It is named for Mike Durfee who was a standout athlete and teacher at the school. ...
, which is named for a star athlete and teacher at the school.
Mel Tjeerdsma Mel Tjeerdsma ( ; born May 24, 1946) is a retired American football coach and athletic director at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. He served as the head coach at Austin College in Sherman, Texas from 1984 to 1993 and a ...
, a national championship-winning
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coach at
Northwest Missouri State University Northwest Missouri State University (NW Missouri) is a public university in Maryville, Missouri, United States. It has an enrollment of 9,152 students. Founded in 1905 as a teachers college, its campus is based on the design for Forest Park (St. ...
and 2006 president of the
American Football Coaches Association The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) is an association of over 11,000 American football coaches and staff on all levels. According to its constitution, some of the main goals of the American Football Coaches Association are to "mainta ...
, is an alumnus. The school mascot was the ''Pointer''.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:South Dakota at Springfield, University of Universities and colleges established in 1881 Educational institutions disestablished in 1984 1881 establishments in Dakota Territory Defunct private universities and colleges in South Dakota