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1939 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1939 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–5 (0–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHardee Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Tennessee + 6 0 0 10 1 0
No. 16 Georgia Tech + 6 0 0 8 2 0
No. 5 Tulane + 5 0 0 8 1 1
Mississippi State 3 2 0 8 2 0
Ole Miss 2 2 0 7 2 0
Kentucky 2 2 1 6 2 1
Auburn 3 3 1 5 5 1
Alabama 2 3 1 5 3 1
Georgia 1 3 0 5 6 0
LSU 1 5 0 4 5 0
Vanderbilt 1 6 0 2 7 1
Florida 0 3 1 5 5 1
Sewanee 0 3 0 3 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Harry E. Clark, Sewanee compiled a 3–5 record.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Washington and Lee*
L 0–91,500[2]
October 7at TennesseeL 0–4018,000[3]
October 20Tennessee Tech*W 9–7[4]
October 27at Southwestern (TN)*W 6–0[5]
November 4at Chattanooga*L 7–10[6]
November 11at VanderbiltL 7–25[7]
November 18at The Citadel*W 14–7[8]
November 25at No. 5 TulaneL 0–5215,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1939 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Pinck brothers star as W. & L. wins, 9–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 1, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mighty Vols massacre Sewanee Tigers, 40–0". The Knoxville Journal. October 8, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sewanee is winner over TPI, 9 to 7". The Knoxville Journal. October 21, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sewanee beats Southwestern". The Chattanooga Times. October 28, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Moccasins defeat Sewanee, 10–7". The Chattanooga Times. November 5, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vandy crushes Sewanee". The Nashville Tennessean. November 12, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sewanee tops The Citadel". The State. November 19, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tulane reserves beat Sewanee". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.