1939 West Tennessee State Teachers Tigers football team

1939 West Tennessee State Teachers Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–8 (3–4 SIAA)
Head coach	Cecil C. Humphreys (1st season)
Home stadium	Crump Stadium

1939 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Normal $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Tennessee Tech	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Mississippi College	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	1
Miami (FL)	2	–	0	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Rollins	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Western Kentucky State Teachers	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Mississippi State Teachers	4	–	1	–	0			4	–	2	–	3
Murray State	4	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Newberry	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	1	–	4
Presbyterian	3	–	1	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Georgetown (KY)	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Union (TN)	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Morehead State	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Louisville	1	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Union (KY)	1	–	1	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
Oglethorpe	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Centre	1	–	1	–	1			1	–	5	–	2
Centenary	1	–	1	–	0			2	–	9	–	1
Louisiana Tech	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
West Tennessee State Teachers	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Troy State	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
SW Louisiana	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Stetson	2	–	4	–	2			3	–	5	–	2
Louisiana College	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers	1	–	5	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
Erskine	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Delta State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Wofford	0	–	2	–	3			1	–	5	–	3
Tampa	0	–	3	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Jacksonville State	0	–	3	–	1			0	–	8	–	2
Transylvania	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Emory and Henry	0	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1939 West Tennessee State Teachers Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the West Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as the University of Memphis) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1939 college football season. In their first season under head coach Cecil C. Humphreys, West Tennessee State Teachers compiled a 3–8 record.

West Tennessee was ranked at No. 313 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at Louisiana College	Alumni Field Pineville, LA	L 15–19		[2]
September 29	Arkansas State*	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 6–7		[3]
October 6	at Union (TN)	Rothrock Field Jackson, TN	L 12–13		[4]
October 13	at Middle Tennessee State Teachers	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 25–6	2,500	[5]
October 21	Western Kentucky State Teachers*	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 0–12		[6]
October 28	Tennessee Tech	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 0–15		[7]
November 3	at Troy State	Wiregrass Stadium Dothan, AL	W 13–7	1,500	[8]
November 11	Delta State	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 7–0
October 18	at Ole Miss*	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	L 7–46	4,000	[9]
November 25	Millsaps*	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 0–2	400	[10]
December 2	vs. Southwestern (TN)*	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 0–32	3,000	[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. 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.
2. "Play-by-play of Louisiana College, West Tennessee Teachers' contest". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 25, 1939. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Arkansas State pins back Tigers' ears, 7–6". The Commercial Appeal. September 30, 1939. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bulldogs down Tutors 13 to 12". The Jackson Sun. October 8, 1939. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Raiders lose to Memphis 11". The Tennessean. October 14, 1939. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Fast-stepping Western backfield defeats West Tennessee 12–0". The Park City Daily News. October 22, 1939. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Eagle eleven tips Teachers". The Tennessean. October 29, 1939. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Memphis defeats Troy Wave, 13–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 4, 1939. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Rebels use only straight football to trounce Teachers". The Clarion-Ledger. November 19, 1939. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Millsaps ends year with win". The Clarion-Ledger. November 26, 1939. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Lynx swamps Tutors by 32 to 0 margin to gain city title". The Commercial Appeal. December 3, 1939. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.