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1942 South Dakota Coyotes football team

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1942 South Dakota Coyotes football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record5–3 (4–2 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumInman Field
Seasons
← 1941
1945 →
1942 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa State Teachers + 5 0 0 8 1 0
Augustana (SD) + 4 0 0 8 0 0
South Dakota 4 2 0 5 3 0
South Dakota State 3 3 0 4 4 0
North Dakota 2 3 0 3 3 0
North Dakota Agricultural 2 3 0 2 5 1
Morningside 1 6 0 2 6 0
Omaha 0 4 0 1 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Cletus Clinker, the team compiled a 5–3 record (4–2 against NCC opponents), finished in third place out of nine teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 132 to 116.[1]

South Dakota was ranked at No. 164 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Illinois*L 0–467,500
October 3at Augustana (SD)Sioux Falls, SDL 0–19
October 9at North Dakota AgriculturalW 37–12[3]
October 17Morningside
W 26–6
October 24at South Dakota StateBrookings, SDW 7–0
October 31at Iowa State TeachersL 0–36
November 7at Gustavus Adolphus*St. Peter, MNW 20–13
November 13North Dakota
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD (rivalry)
W 26–0[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Coyote Football Media Guide". University of South Dakota. 2017. p. 49.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SDU tops N.D. in 37–12 win". Rapid City Journal. October 11, 1942. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "U. Wins For Third Place; Rabbits To Fourth". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. November 14, 1942. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.