1939 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–5 (0–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHardee Field
1939 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tennessee + 6 0 010 1 0
No. 16 Georgia Tech + 6 0 08 2 0
No. 5 Tulane + 5 0 08 1 1
Mississippi State 3 2 08 2 0
Ole Miss 2 2 07 2 0
Kentucky 2 2 16 2 1
Auburn 3 3 15 5 1
Alabama 2 3 15 3 1
Georgia 1 3 05 6 0
LSU 1 5 04 5 0
Vanderbilt 1 6 02 7 1
Florida 0 3 15 5 1
Sewanee 0 3 03 5 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Harry E. Clark, Sewanee compiled a 3–5 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Washington and Lee*
L 0–91,500[2]
October 7at TennesseeL 0–4018,000[3]
October 20Tennessee Tech*W 9–7[4]
October 27at Southwestern (TN)*W 6–0[5]
November 4at Chattanooga*L 7–10[6]
November 11at VanderbiltL 7–25[7]
November 18at The Citadel*W 14–7[8]
November 25at No. 5 TulaneL 0–5215,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1939 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  2. "Pinck brothers star as W. & L. wins, 9–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 1, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Mighty Vols massacre Sewanee Tigers, 40–0". The Knoxville Journal. October 8, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Sewanee is winner over TPI, 9 to 7". The Knoxville Journal. October 21, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Sewanee beats Southwestern". The Chattanooga Times. October 28, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Moccasins defeat Sewanee, 10–7". The Chattanooga Times. November 5, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Vandy crushes Sewanee". The Nashville Tennessean. November 12, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Sewanee tops The Citadel". The State. November 19, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tulane reserves beat Sewanee". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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