The 1939 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State Agricultural College in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1939 college football season. In their 21st season under head coach Dick Romney, the Aggies compiled a 3–4–1 record (2–3–1 against MSC opponents), finished fifth in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 81 to 76.[1][2]
| 1939 Utah State Aggies football | |
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| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| Record | 3–4–1 (2–3–1 MSC) |
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| Home stadium | Aggie Stadium |
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| 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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Utah State was ranked at No. 188 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 30 | College of Idaho* |
| W 33–0 | [4] | |||
| October 7 | at Colorado | W 16–6 | |||||
| October 21 | Denver |
| L 0–7 | [5] | |||
| October 28 | Colorado A&M |
| L 0–9 | ||||
| November 4 | at Idaho* |
| L 7–19 | 2,500 | [6] | ||
| November 11 | BYU |
| T 0–0 | 9,000 | [7] | ||
| November 18 | at Wyoming | W 20–13 | |||||
| November 23 | at Utah | L 0–27 | 15,725 | [8] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1939 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Utah State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Utah State University. 2018. pp. 189, 195.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Utah Farmers Crush Idaho Eleven, 33-0". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 1, 1939. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Holden (October 22, 1939). "Utah Aggies Bow to Heavy Denver Team". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandals defeat Utah State 19-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 5, 1939. p. 10.
- ^ "Cougars, Aggies Tie, 0-0: Bad Breaks Are Costly To 'Y" Team". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). November 12, 1939. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Frank K. Baker (November 24, 1939). "Utes Close Season In Blaze Of Glory". The Salt Lake Telegram. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.