1945 South Dakota Coyotes football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1945 South Dakota Coyotes football Independent 0–4 Grant Heckenlively 1st Inman Field 1942 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. The team compiled a 0–4 record and was outscored by a total of 92 to 0.2017 Coyote Football Media Guide University of South Dakota 2017 49 https://issuu.com/sdcoyotes/docs/2017_fbmediasupplement July 29, 2020 April 24, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190424194146/https://issuu.com/sdcoyotes/docs/2017_fbmediasupplement dead The 1945 season marked South Dakota's return to intercollegiate football after two seasons of hiatus during World War II. The program had been suspended after the 1942 season due to a dearth of talent. Athletic director Carl B. "Rube" Hoy noted that the talent shortage continued in 1945: "The success of football this year will largely depend on the number of 16 and 17-year-old boys coming to school this fall, plus the discharged veterans."U. Schedules Three; State Feud To Wait The Daily Argus-Leader September 7, 1945 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122842103/u-schedules-three-state-feud-to-wait/ Newspapers.com The annual rivalry game with South Dakota State was not played, because South Dakota announced its return to football after South Dakota State had already set its 1945 schedule. Grant Heckenlively was hired as the program's new head coach. He had played center for the team from 1937 to 1940, served in the military during the war, and had been recently discharged. In mid-September, 30 students showed up for the team's pre-season practice.Coyotes Drill for October 13 The Daily Argus-Leader September 24, 1945 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122842049/coyotes-drill-for-october-13/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota. Schedule y October 13 1945 Wayne State Wildcats Wayne State (NE) Vermillion, SD L 0-6 Wayne Teachers Tutor U Argus-Leader October 14, 1945 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94299692/wayne-teachers-tutor-u/ Newspapers.com October 20 1945 Yankton Greyhounds Yankton Yankton, SD L 0-13 Yankton Defeats University First Time in 48 Years, 13-0 Argus-Leader October 21, 1945 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94299274/yankton-defeats-university-first-time/ Newspapers.com October 27 1945 Dakota Wesleyan Tigers Dakota Wesleyan Vermillion, SD (Dakota Day) L 0-20 DWU Gets First Victory Over 'U' Argus-Leader October 28, 1945 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94297419/dwu-gets-first-victory-over-u/ Newspapers.com November 17 at Nebraska Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE L 0-53 Huskers beat Coyotes, 53-0 The Lincoln Star Walt Dobbins November 18, 1945 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94298067/huskers-beat-coyotes-53-0/ Newspapers.com Roster The team's roster included: Dick Cave, tackle, 175 pounds, Watertown, South Dakota Ray Coburn Jr., tackle, 205 pounds, Sioux City, Iowa Lloyd Kennedy, guard, 170 pounds, Remsen, Iowa Harold Klostergaard, end, 190 pounds, Beresford, South Dakota Bob Mateer, guard, 185 pounds, Parker, South Dakota Russell Molstad, halfback, 165 pounds, Watertown, South Dakota Franklin Mumford, fullback, 190 pounds, Howard, South Dakota Bob Owens, center, 195 pounds, Vermillion, South Dakota Gene Owens, quarterback, 170 pounds, Vermillion, South Dakota Tom Richards, halfback, 165 pounds, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Jerome Smith, end, 180 pounds, Primghar, Iowa Brother Ball-Handling Duo in U. Lineup Awaiting Wayne The Daily Argus-Leader October 12, 1945 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122842525/brother-ball-handling-duo-in-u-lineup/ Newspapers.com References South Dakota Category:South Dakota Coyotes football seasons South Dakota Coyotes football Category:College football winless seasons