1939 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football team

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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.

ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–2–3 (4–1 SIAA)
Headcoach
HomestadiumFaulkner Field
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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 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1939 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Normal $7–0–011–0–0
Tennessee Tech4–0–06–3–1
Mississippi College3–0–06–1–1
Miami (FL)2–0–05–5–0
Rollins5–1–010–1–0
Western Kentucky State Teachers5–1–17–1–1
Mississippi State Teachers4–1–04–2–3
Murray State4–1–14–4–1
Newberry3–1–14–1–4
Presbyterian3–1–24–3–2
Georgetown (KY)2–1–14–4–1
Eastern Kentucky3–2–06–3–0
Union (TN)3–2–07–2–0
Morehead State2–2–06–2–0
Louisville1–1–15–2–1
Union (KY)1–1–13–3–1
Oglethorpe3–3–13–4–1
Centre1–1–11–5–2
Centenary1–1–02–9–1
Louisiana Tech3–4–05–6–0
West Tennessee State Teachers3–4–03–8–0
Troy State2–3–07–4–0
SW Louisiana2–3–03–5–1
Stetson2–4–23–5–2
Louisiana College2–5–04–6–1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers1–5–11–6–1
Erskine1–5–01–9–0
Delta State1–6–01–9–0
Wofford0–2–31–5–3
Tampa0–3–12–7–1
Jacksonville State0–3–10–8–2
Transylvania0–7–01–8–0
Emory and Henry0–0–07–2–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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Mississippi State Teachers was ranked at No. 183 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
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 Collegedagger
W 7–03,000[6]
November 11No. 19 Ole Miss*
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
L 7–27[7]
November 19at Southwestern Louisiana
W 9–75,000[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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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