1945 South Dakota Coyotes football team

1945 Midwestern college football independents records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1945 South Dakota Coyotes football
1945 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference	Independent
1945 record	0–4
Head coach	Grant Heckenlively (1st season);
Home stadium	Inman Field
	Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

The 1945 South Dakota Coyotes football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Dakota as an independent during the 1945 college football season. In its first season under head coach Grant Heckenlively, the team compiled a 0–4 record and was outscored by a total of 92 to 0.^[1] The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 13	Wayne Teachers (NE)	Vermillion, SD	L 0–6	^[2]
October 20	Yankton	Yankton, SD	L 0–13	^[3]
October 27	Dakota Wesleyan	Vermillion, SD	L 0–20	^[4]
November 17	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 0–53	^[5]

^ "2017 Coyote Football Media Guide". University of South Dakota. 2017. p. 49.
^ "Wayne Teachers Tutor U". Argus-Leader. October 14, 1945. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Yankton Defeats University First Time in 48 Years, 13-0". Argus-Leader. October 21, 1945. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "DWU Gets First Victory Over 'U'". Argus-Leader. October 28, 1945. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Walt Dobbins (November 18, 1945). "Huskers beat Coyotes, 53-0". The Lincoln Star. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.

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1945 Midwestern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Michigan State Normal		–		5	–	0	–	1
Central Michigan		–		6	–	1	–	0
Miami (OH)		–		7	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		7	–	2	–	1
Detroit		–		6	–	3	–	0
Great Lakes Navy		–		6	–	4	–	1
Michigan State		–		5	–	3	–	1
Akron		–		5	–	4	–	0
Marquette		–		5	–	4	–	1
Bowling Green		–		4	–	3	–	0
Western Michigan		–		4	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati		–		4	–	4	–	0
Ohio		–		3	–	4	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan		–		3	–	4	–	0
Carthage		–		2	–	3	–	0
Wayne		–		2	–	5	–	1

Rankings from AP Poll