1939 Cal Aggies football team

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1939 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State 2 0 0 10 1 1
Nevada $ 3 1 0 5 4 0
Pacific (CA) 2 2 0 6 6 1
Chico State 1 2 0 2 4 2
Cal Aggies 0 3 0 4 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Fresno State was ineligible for the conference championship because they only played two league games.

The 1939 Cal Aggies football team represented the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture[note 1] in the 1939 college football season. The team was known as either the Cal Aggies or California Aggies, and competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC)[note 2].

The Aggies were led by third-year head coach Vern Hickey. They played home games at A Street field on campus in Davis, California. The Aggies finished with a record of four wins and four losses (4–4, 0–3 FWC). The Aggies outscored their opponents 92–73 for the 1939 season.

Schedule

September 30at California*

L 14–32 October 6at San Francisco State[note 3]*

W 7–05,500[1] October 14Humboldt State[note 4]*

W 12–2 October 20at Sacramento City College*Sacramento, CAW 12–6 October 28at Nevada

L 0–3 November 4Cal Poly[note 6]*

W 28–0 November 10at Pacific (CA)[note 7]

L 12–21 November 18Chico State[note 8]

  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA

L 7–9

Template:CFB Schedule End [2] [3]

NFL Draft

No Cal Aggies players were selected in the 1940 NFL Draft.[4][5]

Notes

  1. ^ University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959.
  2. ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. ^ Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  6. ^ California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.
  7. ^ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  8. ^ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

  1. ^ "California Aggies Beat San Francisco State, 7-0". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 7, 1939. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  4. ^ "1940 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.