1942 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

1942 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	3–3 (2–3 NCC)
Head coach	Red Jarrett (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1941 1945  →

1942 North Central Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	Morningside	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 7–6
October 17	South Dakota State	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 19–8		[3]
October 24	at North Dakota Agricultural	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)	L 14–26		[4]
October 30	at Augustana (SD)	Sioux Falls, SD	L 0–19
November 6	at Bemidji State *	Bemidji, MN	W 13–7
November 13	at South Dakota	Inman Field Vermillion, SD (rivalry)	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.