1942 South Dakota Coyotes football team

1942 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	5–3 (4–2 NCC)
Head coach	Cletus Clinker (1st season)
Home stadium	Inman Field

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
	Morningside		W 26–6
	at North Dakota Agricultural		W 37–12
	Augustana (SD)		L 0–19
	South Dakota State		W 7–0
	North Dakota		W 26–0
September 26	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 0–46
	Gustavus Adolphus*		W 20–13
	Iowa State Teachers		L 0–36
*Non-conference game