1939 Mississippi College Choctaws football team

The 1939 Mississippi College Choctaws football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi College as a member of the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the 1939 college football season. Led by Stanley L. Robinson in his 15th season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 6–1–1 and with a mark of 3–1–1 in Dixie Conference play and 3–0 against SIAA competition.

1939 Mississippi College Choctaws football
ConferenceDixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–1–1 (3–1–1 Dixie, 3–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumProvine Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwestern (TN) $ 2 0 0 3 5 1
Loyola (LA) 3 1 0 5 5 0
Mississippi College 3 1 1 6 1 1
Chattanooga 2 1 1 5 2 1
Millsaps 2 1 1 4 3 2
Birmingham–Southern 2 3 1 3 5 1
Howard (AL) 2 3 1 3 6 1
Mercer 1 3 0 3 7 0
Spring Hill 0 4 1 1 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
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

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at CentreW 7–0[1]
October 6Chattanooga
T 0–0[2]
October 13at Loyola (LA)L 0–325,000[3]
October 20Spring Hill
  • Provine Field
  • Clinton, MS
W 25–7[4]
November 2vs. Millsaps
W 29–03,000[5]
November 10Mercer
  • Provine Field
  • Clinton, MS
W 15–0[6]
November 18at Louisiana College
W 20–7[7]
November 25at Oglethorpe*
W 14–6[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "Centre beaten, 7–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 1, 1939. Retrieved July 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Chocs rally to tie Nooga, 0–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 7, 1939. Retrieved July 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Loyola swamps Choctaws, 32–0". The Shreveport Journal. October 14, 1939. Retrieved July 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Choctaws on spree in final half, beat Spring Hill 25 to 7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1939. Retrieved July 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Choctaws vanquish Majors in one-sided game, score 29 to 0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1939. Retrieved July 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Choctaws defeat Mercer gridsters". The Daily Herold. November 11, 1939. Retrieved July 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Louisiana College falls before Mississippi team". The Shreveport Times. November 19, 1939. Retrieved July 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Choctaws rally for 14–6 win". The Clarion-Ledger. November 26, 1939. Retrieved July 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.