1940 South Dakota Coyotes football team

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1940 South Dakota Coyotes football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
1940 record4–5–1 (2–1–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumInman Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa State Teachers $ 5 0 0 8 1 0
North Dakota 3 1 0 5 4 0
South Dakota 2 1 1 4 5 0
Morningside 2 2 1 3 2 2
South Dakota State 2 3 1 4 3 1
Omaha 1 3 1 2 3 2
North Dakota Agricultural 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Harry Gamage, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (2–1–1 against NCC opponents), finished in third place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 162 to 109.[1] The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21Dakota Wesleyan*
W 19–6
September 28Wayne Teachers (NE)*
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
L 0–6
October 5at Iowa*L 0–46
October 12Doane*
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
W 25–0
October 19Morningside
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD
W 26–6
October 26at South Dakota StateBrookings, SD (rivalry)W 26–0
November 2at OmahaOmaha, NET 6–6
November 9North Dakota
  • Inman Field
  • Vermillion, SD (rivalry)
L 0–13
November 16at Creighton*L 0–39
November 21at San Jose State*
L 7–40
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2017 Coyote Football Media Guide". University of South Dakota. 2017. p. 49.
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