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1939 Utah Utes football team

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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 Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 1939 college football season.

Schedule

September 30Santa Clara*

T 7–7   October 7Wyoming

  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City

W 60–0   October 14at BYU

W 35–13   October 21vs. Idaho*

W 35–0 6,500 October 28at Denver

T 7–7   November 4Coloradodagger

L 14–21   November 11Hawaii*

  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, Utah

W 34–19   November 18at Colorado A&M

W 42–7   November 23Utah A.C.

W 27–0  

Template:CFB Schedule End Source:[3][4]

After the season

NFL draft

Utah had three players selected in the 1940 NFL Draft.[5]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Luke Pappas Offensive and Defensive Tackle 9 71 Chicago Cardinals
Tom Pace Back 10 87 Chicago Bears
Pete Bogden End 14 125 Cleveland Rams

In addition, Halfback Fred Gehrke was not drafted but played eight seasons in the NFL.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Boise 'sold out' for Vandal-Ute game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 21, 1939. p. 9.
  2. ^ "Utah trounces Vandals, 35-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 22, 1939. p. 13.
  3. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  4. ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game Ike J. Armstrong 1939". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  5. ^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  6. ^ "Fred Gehrke Past Statistics". DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2010-08-04.