1939 Cal Aggies football team

The 1939 Cal Aggies football team represented the College of Agriculture at Davis—now known as the University of California, Davis—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1939 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Vern Hickey, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 92 to 73 for the season.

1939 Cal Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record4–4 (0–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumA Street field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State 2 0 0 10 1 1
Nevada $ 3 1 0 5 4 0
Pacific (CA) 2 2 0 6 6 1
Chico State 1 2 0 2 4 2
Cal Aggies 0 3 0 4 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Fresno State was ineligible for the conference championship because they only played two league games.

The Cal Aggies were ranked at No. 233 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[1]

The Cal Aggies played home games at A Street field on campus in Davis, California.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at California*L 14–32
October 6at San Francisco State*
W 7–05,500[2]
October 14Humboldt State*
W 12–2
October 20at Sacramento Junior College*W 12–6[3]
October 28at Nevada
L 0–3
November 4Cal Poly*
W 28–0
November 10at Pacific (CA)
L 12–21
November 18Chico State
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
L 7–9
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

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  1. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[4]

References

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  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. ^ "California Aggies Beat San Francisco State, 7-0". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 7, 1939. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "Panthers Miss". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 21, 1939. p. 20. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.