1939 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–6–1 (1–5–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainSam Smith
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
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

The 1939 Middle Tennessee State Teachers football team represented the Middle Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as Middle Tennessee State University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1939 college football season. Led by Ernest Alley in his first season as head coach, Middle Tennessee State Teachers compiled an overall record of 1–6–1 with a mark of 1–5–1 in conference play.[1] The team's captain was Sam Smith.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Jacksonville State
T 6–64,000[3]
September 29Murray State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 2–14
October 13West Tennessee State Teachers
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 6–25
October 20at Cumberland (TN)*Lebanon, TNL 6–14
October 28at Western Kentucky State Teachers
L 2–26
November 11Union (TN)
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 0–13
November 17Troy State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)
W 14–71,500[4]
November 25at Tennessee Tech
L 3–20
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Football Standings". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. December 8, 1939. p. 22. Retrieved September 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Froggy Smith races 74 yards as Raiders tie Alabama team". Nashville Banner. September 23, 1939. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tech and Blue Raiders score smash victories". Nashville Banner. November 18, 1939. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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