1939 Army Cadets football team

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1939 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–2
Head coach
CaptainHarry Stella
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Cornell   –   8 – 0 – 0
No. 10 Duquesne   –   8 – 0 – 1
Swarthmore   –   6 – 0 – 1
Scranton   –   7 – 0 – 2
Princeton   –   7 – 1 – 0
La Salle   –   6 – 1 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 1 – 2
No. 11 Boston College   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Fordham   –   6 – 2 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 2 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 3 – 1
Dartmouth   –   5 – 3 – 1
Hofstra   –   4 – 3 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 4 – 0
Manhattan   –   4 – 4 – 0
Penn   –   4 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   3 – 3 – 2
Vermont   –   3 – 3 – 2
Tufts   –   3 – 4 – 1
Yale   –   3 – 4 – 1
Army   –   3 – 4 – 2
Bucknell   –   3 – 5 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   3 – 5 – 0
Providence   –   3 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 4 – 2
Massachusetts State   –   2 – 5 – 2
Colgate   –   2 – 5 – 1
Temple   –   2 – 7 – 0
CCNY   –   1 – 7 – 0
Buffalo   –   0 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1939 college football season. In their second year under head coach William H. Wood, the Cadets compiled a 3–4–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 106 to 105.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Midshipmen won 10–0. The Cadets' three other losses came against Yale, Notre Dame, and Harvard.[2]

Army tackle Harry Stella was selected by the United Press (UP), International News Service (INS), and Newsweek magazine as a first-team player on the All-America team.[3][4][5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Furman
W 16–77,000[6]
October 7Centre
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 9–6
October 14at Columbia
T 6–627,000[7]
October 21at Yale
L 15–20
October 28Ursinus
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 46–13
November 4vs. No. 4 Notre Dame
L 0–1475,632
November 11at Harvard
L 0–15
November 18Penn State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
T 14–147,412
December 2vs. Navy
L 0–10
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Army Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "1939 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "U.P. Team Lists Kinnick As Best". Brainerd Daily Dispatch. November 29, 1939.
  4. ^ "Kimbrough Named To INS All America Team". Port Arthur News. November 24, 1939.(INS)
  5. ^ "Newsweek Picks Super Eleven". Wisconsin State Journal. December 9, 1939.
  6. ^ "Furman makes it hot for Army till game nearly is over". The Sunday Star. October 1, 1939. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Daley, Arthur J. (October 15, 1939). "Army Ties Columbia, 6-6; Lions Count First". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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