1939 Army Cadets football team

American college football season

1939 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–4–2
Head coach	William H. Wood (2nd season)
Captain	Harry Stella
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 4 Cornell		–		8	–	0	–	0
No. 10 Duquesne		–		8	–	0	–	1
Swarthmore		–		6	–	0	–	1
Scranton		–		7	–	0	–	2
Princeton		–		7	–	1	–	0
La Salle		–		6	–	1	–	1
Penn State		–		5	–	1	–	2
No. 11 Boston College		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Fordham		–		6	–	2	–	0
Villanova		–		6	–	2	–	0
Boston University		–		5	–	3	–	0
Brown		–		5	–	3	–	1
Dartmouth		–		5	–	3	–	1
Hofstra		–		4	–	3	–	0
NYU		–		5	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		5	–	4	–	0
Harvard		–		4	–	4	–	0
Manhattan		–		4	–	4	–	0
Penn		–		4	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		3	–	3	–	2
Vermont		–		3	–	3	–	2
Tufts		–		3	–	4	–	1
Yale		–		3	–	4	–	1
Army		–		3	–	4	–	2
Bucknell		–		3	–	5	–	0
Carnegie Tech		–		3	–	5	–	0
Providence		–		3	–	5	–	0
Columbia		–		2	–	4	–	2
Massachusetts State		–		2	–	5	–	2
Colgate		–		2	–	5	–	1
Temple		–		2	–	7	–	0
CCNY		–		1	–	7	–	0
Buffalo		–		0	–	7	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1939 college football season. In their second year under head coach William H. Wood, the Cadets compiled a 3–4–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 106 to 105.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Midshipmen won 10–0. The Cadets' three other losses came against Yale, Notre Dame, and Harvard.^[2]

Army tackle Harry Stella was selected by the United Press (UP), International News Service (INS), and Newsweek magazine as a first-team player on the All-America team.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Army was ranked at No. 91 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Furman	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 16–7	7,000	^[7]
October 7	Centre	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 9–6	3,000	^[8]
October 14	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	T 6–6	27,000	^[9]
October 21	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 15–20		^[10]
October 28	Ursinus	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 46–13		^[11]
November 4	vs. No. 4 Notre Dame	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (rivalry)	L 0–14	75,632	^[12]
November 11	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–15	45,000	^[13]
November 18	Penn State	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	T 14–14	7,412	^[14]
December 2	vs. Navy	Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 0–10	102,000	^[15]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "Army Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
^ "1939 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
^ "U.P. Team Lists Kinnick As Best". Brainerd Daily Dispatch. November 29, 1939.
^ "Kimbrough Named To INS All America Team". Port Arthur News. November 24, 1939.(INS)
^ "Newsweek Picks Super Eleven". Wisconsin State Journal. December 9, 1939.
^ 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.
^ "Furman makes it hot for Army till game nearly is over". The Sunday Star. October 1, 1939. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Army Rallies To Nip Centre, 9-6 in Fourth". New York Daily News. October 8, 1939. p. 99 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Daley, Arthur J. (October 15, 1939). "Army Ties Columbia, 6-6; Lions Count First". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Robert Sylvester (October 22, 1939). "Yale Tops Army, 20-15". New York Daily News. p. C35 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Army Smothers Ursinus, 46 to 13". New York Daily News. October 29, 1939. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Jack Mahon (November 5, 1939). "ND Victors, 14-0, On Army Fumbles". New York Daily News. p. 90 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Harvard Routs Army, 15-0, in Second Half". New York Daily News. November 12, 1939. p. 92 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Army Rallies To Tie State". New York Daily News. November 19, 1939. p. C38 – via Newspapers.com.
^ John M. McCullough (December 3, 1939). "102,000 Grid Fans Peer Through Mist To See Middies Conquer Army, 10 to 0; Marry-Makers Take Over Central city". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.

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