The 1939 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1939 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Vee Green, the team compiled a 5–5 record (2–3 against MVC opponents), finished fourth in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 104 to 83.[1]
| 1939 Drake Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–3 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Drake Stadium |
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| Washington University $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washburn | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Drake was ranked at No. 121 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 29 | Kansas* | W 12–6 | 10,000 | [3] | |||
| October 7 | Grinnell* |
| W 13–0 | ||||
| October 14 | at Creighton | L 0–7 | 12,000 | [4] | |||
| October 21 | Iowa State* |
| W 7–0 | 13,500 | [5] | ||
| October 28 | at Saint Louis |
| W 12–0 | [6] | |||
| November 4 | Washburn |
| W 20–7 | ||||
| November 10 | at Miami (FL)* | L 6–33 | 16,415 | [7] | |||
| November 18 | Washington University |
| L 13–25 | 7,000 | [8] | ||
| November 25 | at Tulsa | L 0–14 | 5,000 | [9] | |||
| November 30 | at San Jose State* | L 0–12 | 13,000 | [10] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1939 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Brad Wilson (September 30, 1939). "Bulldogs Outgain, Outplay Big Six Opponents -- Drake Conquers Kansas, 12 To 6". The Des Moines Register. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bluejays Blast Stubborn Drake". Sunday World-Herald. October 15, 1939. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Frank Brody (October 22, 1939). "Drake Upsets Iowa State, 7-0; Drives To Score As Game Wanes". The Des Moines Register. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Billikens Gain Only 63 Yards In Losing To Drake Team". St. Louis Globe-Dispatch. October 28, 1939. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hurricane Power Sweeps Bulldogs Aside". The Miami Daily News. November 11, 1939. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Robert L. Burnes (November 19, 1939). "Bears Conquer Drake: Washington Scores 19 Points in Second Half to Win, 25-13". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roger Devlin (November 26, 1939). "Hurricane Defeats Drake Eleven, 14-6". Tulsa Tribune. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "San Jose Beats Drake; Perfect Season!". San Francisco Examiner. December 1, 1939. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.