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1939 Oregon State Beavers football team

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The 1939 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College in the 1939 college football season.

Record9–1–1 (6–1–1 PCC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumBell Field
Quick facts Oregon State Beavers football, Pineapple Bowl champion ...
1939 Oregon State Beavers football
Pineapple Bowl champion
Pineapple Bowl, W 39–6 vs. Hawaii
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record9–1–1 (6–1–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBell Field
Seasons
← 1938
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1939 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 USC $5–0–28–0–2
No. 7 UCLA5–0–36–0–4
Oregon State6–1–19–1–1
Washington4–4–04–5–1
Oregon3–3–13–4–1
Washington State3–5–04–5–0
Montana1–2–03–6–0
California2–5–03–7–0
Stanford0–6–11–7–1
Idaho0–3–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team played its home games at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon and Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

The Beavers ended this season with nine wins, one loss, and one tie. The Beavers scored 186 points and allowed 77 points. Oregon State won the inaugural Pineapple Bowl, 39–6. The team was led by head coach Lon Stiner.

Oregon State was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 16 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings,[1] No. 18 according to the Azziratem System favored by Illustrated Football Annual magazine,[2] and at No. 53 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at StanfordW 12–020,000[4]
October 7IdahoW 7–68,000[5]
October 14at Portland*W 14–12[6]
October 21at WashingtonW 13–714,000[7]
October 28Washington StateNo. 15
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
W 13–08,000[8]
November 4vs. No. 7 USCNo. 11
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
L 7–1932,611[9]
November 11at OregonW 19–1421,000[10]
November 18CaliforniaNo. 19
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
W 21–09,500[11]
November 25at No. 13 UCLAT 13–1350,000[12]
December 25at Hawaii All-Stars*W 28–013,000[13]
January 1, 1940at Hawaii*
W 39–615,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Team players drafted into the NFL

More information Player, Position ...
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Elbie SchultzTackle428Philadelphia Eagles
Morris KohlerBack16145Cleveland Rams
Johnny HackenbruckTackle17156Detroit Lions
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