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1939 Florida Gators football team

The 1939 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1939 college football season. The season was the fourth and final year for Josh Cody as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Cody's 1939 Florida Gators finished with a 5–5–1 overall record, but with a winless 0–3–1 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing twelfth of thirteen teams in the SEC.[1]

1939 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5–1 (0–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainClark Goff
Home stadiumFlorida Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Tennessee + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Georgia Tech + 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Tulane + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Auburn 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Alabama 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Georgia 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
LSU 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Florida 0 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Sewanee 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Florida was ranked at No. 95 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Stetson*
W 21–05,000[3]
September 30at Texas*
L 0–1217,000[4]
October 7Mississippi State
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
L 0–14[5]
October 12at Boston College*
W 7–020,000[6]
October 21Tampa*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 7–06,000[7]
October 28at Maryland*
W 14–010,000[8]
November 4at South Carolina*
L 0–65,000[9]
November 11vs. Georgia
L 2–620,000[10]
November 188:15 p.m.at Miami (FL)*
W 13–026,000–28,000[11][12][13][14][15][16]
November 25No. 19 Georgia Tech 
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
L 7–2115,000[17]
November 30at Auburn
T 7–713,000[18]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Postseason

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After leaving Florida, Josh Cody would later become the long-time head coach of the Temple Owls men's basketball team and the Temple University athletic director, and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1970.[19]

References

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  1. ^ a b 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Gators last Stetson in opening game, 21–0". The Miami Herald. September 24, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Florida Gators lose to Texas Longhorns 12–0". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 1, 1939. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Miss. State wins, 14-to-0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 8, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Florida eleven topples Boston College, 7–0". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 13, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Florida marches thru Tampa for 7–0 win". The Sunday Sentinel Star. October 22, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Florida Spoils Maryland Home-Coming By Beating Old Liners, 14 To 0: 'Gators Score On Brace Of Long Marches". The Baltimore Sun. October 29, 1939. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gamecocks upset Florida". The Bradenton Herald. November 5, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bulldogs beat Gators, 6–2". The Macon Telegraph and News. November 12, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Bell, Bell (November 18, 1939). "Huge Crowd Will Watch Gator Game". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ Bell, Bell (November 18, 1939). "Harding's Men Keyed For Brilliant Contest Before Sellout Crowd (continued)". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. p. 8. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ Clay, Everett (November 19, 1939). "Gators Defeat Miami, 13 To 0". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1A. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  14. ^ Clay, Everett (November 19, 1939). "Awakened Gators Recapture State Grid Title (continued)". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  15. ^ Clay, Everett (November 19, 1939). "Gators Defeat Miami, 13 To 0 (continued)". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 4B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  16. ^ Bell, Bell (November 19, 1939). "Florida's Gators Puncture Miami's Defense In Last Half To Defeat Hurricanes By 13 To 0 Score For State Title". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  17. ^ "Florida crushed by Georgia Tech's aerial attack, 21–7". Tallahassee Democrat. November 26, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Auburn, halted by Gun, gets 7–7 tie with Florida". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. December 1, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ College Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Famers, Josh Cody Member Biography. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
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