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1939 Utah State Aggies football team

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1939 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record3–4–1 (2–3–1 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado $ 5 1 0 5 3 0
Utah 4 1 1 6 1 2
Denver 3 2 1 5 3 1
BYU 2 2 2 5 2 2
Utah State 2 3 1 3 4 1
Colorado A&M 2 4 0 2 7 0
Wyoming 0 5 1 0 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1939 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State Agricultural College in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1939 college football season. In their 21st season under head coach Dick Romney, the Aggies compiled a 3–4–1 record (2–3–1 against MSC opponents), finished fifth in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 81 to 76.[1][2]

Utah State was ranked at No. 188 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30College of Idaho*
W 33–0[4]
October 7at ColoradoW 16–6
October 21Denver
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 0–7[5]
October 28Colorado A&M
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 0–9
November 4at Idaho*
L 7–192,500[6]
November 11BYU
T 0–09,000[7]
November 18at WyomingW 20–13
November 23at UtahL 0–2715,725[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1939 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Utah State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Utah State University. 2018. pp. 189, 195.
  3. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Utah Farmers Crush Idaho Eleven, 33-0". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 1, 1939. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bob Holden (October 22, 1939). "Utah Aggies Bow to Heavy Denver Team". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vandals defeat Utah State 19-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 5, 1939. p. 10.
  7. ^ "Cougars, Aggies Tie, 0-0: Bad Breaks Are Costly To 'Y" Team". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). November 12, 1939. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Frank K. Baker (November 24, 1939). "Utes Close Season In Blaze Of Glory". The Salt Lake Telegram. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.