1942 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record3–3 (2–3 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1945 →
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 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, also known as the Nodaks, was an American football team that represented the University of North Dakota in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1942 college football season. In its first year under head coach Red Jarrett, the team compiled a 3–3 record (2–3 against NCC opponents), tied for fifth place out of eight teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 92 to 53.[1]

North Dakota was ranked at No. 300 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Morningside
W 7–6
October 17South Dakota State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 19–8[3]
October 24at North Dakota Agricultural
L 14–26[4]
October 30at Augustana (SD)Sioux Falls, SDL 0–19
November 6at Bemidji State*Bemidji, MNW 13–7
November 13at South Dakota
L 0–26[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jackrabbits Bow Before N. D. Attack: Conference Tilt Finds South Dakota State on Short End, 19-8". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. October 18, 1942. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bison top Sioux 26–14 in annual homecoming tilt". The Bismarck Tribune. October 26, 1942. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "U. Wins For Third Place; Rabbits To Fourth". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. November 14, 1942. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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