1939 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

AP TITLE
CHAMPIONTexas A&M11–0 overall
HEISMANNile KinnickIowa · HB/QB
#1 PICKGeorge CafegoTennessee · Chicago Cardinals, 1940 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

4 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1940Sugar BowlTexas A&M 14, Tulane 13
Jan 1, 1940Orange BowlGeorgia Tech 21, Missouri 7
Jan 1, 1940Cotton BowlClemson 6, Boston College 3
Jan 1, 1940Rose BowlUSC 14, Tennessee 0

1939 STANDINGS

9 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

BIG 6

Missouri finished atop the 1939 Big 6 standings at 5–0 in conference play (7–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Missouri5–07–2GT 21–7 MIZ
Nebraska4–17–1–1–
Oklahoma3–26–2–1–
Kansas State1–43–5–
Iowa State1–42–5–
Kansas1–42–5–

BORDER INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Arizona State finished atop the 1939 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings at 4–0 in conference play (8–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Arizona State4–08–1–
New Mexico4–27–2–
UTEP3–24–4–
Texas Tech2–13–3–
Arizona1–23–3–
New Mexico State1–43–6–

LONE STAR

North Texas finished atop the 1939 Lone Star standings at 0–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
North Texas0–00–1

MOUNTAIN STATE ATHLETIC

Colorado finished atop the 1939 Mountain State Athletic standings at 5–1 in conference play (4–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Colorado5–14–3
Utah4–1–16–1
BYU2–2–24–2–2
Colorado State2–42–6
Utah State2–3–12–3–1
Wyoming0–5–10–5–1

PACIFIC COAST

Oregon State finished atop the 1939 Pacific Coast standings at 6–1–1 in conference play (7–1–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oregon State6–1–17–1–1–
USC5–0–28–0–2USC 14–0 TENN
UCLA5–0–36–0–3–
Washington4–44–5–
Washington State3–53–5–
Oregon3–3–13–3–1–
California2–53–5–
Stanford0–6–11–6–1–

SEC

Tennessee finished atop the 1939 SEC standings at 6–0 in conference play (10–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Tennessee6–010–1USC 14–0 TENN
Georgia Tech6–08–2GT 21–7 MIZ
Tulane5–08–1–1TA&M 14–13 TULN
Mississippi State3–28–2–
Auburn3–3–15–4–1–
Ole Miss2–25–2–
Alabama2–3–15–3–1–
Kentucky2–2–14–2–1–
Georgia1–35–5–
LSU1–53–5–
Vanderbilt1–62–7–1–
Florida0–3–14–5–1–

SOUTHERN

Duke finished atop the 1939 Southern standings at 5–0 in conference play (8–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Duke5–08–1–
North Carolina5–17–1–1–
Clemson4–08–1CLEM 6–3 BC
Wake Forest3–36–3–
NC State2–42–7–
Virginia Tech1–4–14–5–1–
South Carolina1–33–5–1–
Maryland0–11–7–

SOUTHWEST

Texas A&M finished atop the 1939 Southwest standings at 6–0 in conference play (9–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Texas A&M6–09–0TA&M 14–13 TULN
Baylor4–26–3–
SMU4–25–3–1–
Texas3–35–4–
Arkansas2–3–14–5–1–
TCU1–52–7–
Rice0–5–10–9–1–

WESTERN

Ohio State finished atop the 1939 Western standings at 5–1 in conference play (6–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Ohio State5–16–2–
Iowa4–1–16–1–1–
Michigan3–26–2–
Northwestern3–2–13–4–1–
Illinois3–33–4–
Purdue2–1–23–2–2–
Minnesota2–3–13–4–1–
Indiana2–32–4–2–
Wisconsin0–5–10–6–1–

INDEPENDENTS

Notre Dame finished atop the 1939 independents at 7–2.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Notre Dame7–2–
Boston College6–2CLEM 6–3 BC
Pittsburgh5–4–
Virginia5–4–
Penn State5–1–2–
Oklahoma State4–4–
Army3–4–2–
Navy3–5–1–
Miami3–4–
Michigan State3–2–1–
West Virginia2–4–1–
Temple2–7–
Syracuse2–3–2–
Fresno State1–0–
Marshall1–1–
San José State1–0–
Sam Houston1–0–
Tulsa1–3–
Rutgers1–1–1–
Southern Miss0–1–
Cincinnati0–1–
Louisiana Tech0–1–
Hawai'i0–2–
San Diego State0–1–
Delaware0–1–
UConn0–1–
Nevada0–2–
Memphis0–2–