1939 Utah Utes football team
Appearance
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- BYU Stadium
- Provo, Utah (The Holy War)
W 35–13 October 21vs. Idaho*
W 35–0 6,500 October 28at Denver
T 7–7 November 4Colorado
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah–Colorado football rivalry)
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.
- Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers)
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
- ^ "Boise 'sold out' for Vandal-Ute game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 21, 1939. p. 9.
- ^ "Utah trounces Vandals, 35-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 22, 1939. p. 13.
- ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game Ike J. Armstrong 1939". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ^ "Fred Gehrke Past Statistics". DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2010-08-04.