1939 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football team

1939 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–2–3 (4–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented the Mississippi State Teachers College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1939 college football season. In their third year under head coach Reed Green, the team compiled a 4–2–3 record.

Mississippi State Teachers was ranked at No. 183 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Troy State
W 13–6[2]
October 7at Sam Houston State*
T 7–7[3]
October 14at Millsaps*Jackson, MST 0–0[4]
October 21at Delta State
W 21–0[5]
November 4Louisiana College
W 7–0[6]
November 11No. 19 Ole Miss*
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
L 7–27[7]
November 19at Southwestern Louisiana
W 9–7[8]
November 23Louisiana Normal
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
L 0–7[9]
December 1St. Mary's (TX)*
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
T 13–13[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the 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. ^ "STC has tough battle to win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 1, 1939. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sam Houston ties Mississippi team". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 8, 1939. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Majors are tied 0–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 15, 1939. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jackets overwhelm Delta Teachers 21–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 22, 1939. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Louisiana Cats fall before Mississippi Teachers grid team". The Times. November 5, 1939. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rebels overpower Fighting Jackets in hub tilt 27–7". The Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 1939. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Miss. Teachers nose out S.L.I. by score of 9 to 7". The Daily Advertiser. November 20, 1939. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Normal wins 10th straight". The Shreveport Journal. November 24, 1939. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Sandig leads St. Mary's team in tying rally". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 2, 1939. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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