The 1939 Cal Aggies football team represented the College of Agriculture at Davis—now known as the University of California, Davis—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1939 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Vern Hickey, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 92 to 73 for the season.
| 1939 Cal Aggies football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 4–4 (0–3 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | A Street field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Cal Aggies were ranked at No. 233 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[1]
The Cal Aggies played home games at A Street field on campus in Davis, California.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 30 | at California* | L 14–32 | |||
| October 6 | at San Francisco State* |
| W 7–0 | 5,500 | [2] |
| October 14 | Humboldt State* |
| W 12–2 | ||
| October 20 | at Sacramento Junior College* | W 12–6 | [3] | ||
| October 28 | at Nevada | L 0–3 | |||
| November 4 | Cal Poly* |
| W 28–0 | ||
| November 10 | at Pacific (CA) |
| L 12–21 | ||
| November 18 | Chico State |
| L 7–9 | ||
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Notes
edit- ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[4]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Panthers Miss". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 21, 1939. p. 20. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
