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]
| 1942 South Dakota Coyotes football | |
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| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 5–3 (4–2 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Inman Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | at Illinois* | L 0–46 | 7,500 | ||||
| October 3 | at Augustana (SD) | Sioux Falls, SD | L 0–19 | ||||
| October 9 | at North Dakota Agricultural | W 37–12 | [3] | ||||
| October 17 | Morningside |
| W 26–6 | ||||
| October 24 | at South Dakota State | Brookings, SD | W 7–0 | ||||
| October 31 | at Iowa State Teachers | L 0–36 | |||||
| November 7 | at Gustavus Adolphus* | St. Peter, MN | W 20–13 | ||||
| November 13 | North Dakota |
| W 26–0 | [4] | |||
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References edit
- ^ "2017 Coyote Football Media Guide". University of South Dakota. 2017. p. 49.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SDU tops N.D. in 37–12 win". Rapid City Journal. October 11, 1942. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U. Wins For Third Place; Rabbits To Fourth". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. November 14, 1942. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.