1939 Wayne Tartars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
CaptainFrank Cudillo
Home stadiumKeyworth Stadium[1]
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 13 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 0
Ohio   –   6 – 3 – 0
Detroit   –   5 – 3 – 1
Akron   –   5 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 3 – 2
Ohio Wesleyan   –   5 – 4 – 1
Marquette   –   4 – 4 – 0
Michigan State   –   4 – 4 – 1
Dayton   –   4 – 4 – 1
Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 3 – 1
Wayne   –   4 – 5 – 0
Xavier   –   3 – 5 – 1
Western State Teachers (MI)   –   2 – 6 – 1
Miami (OH)   –   1 – 7 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Joe Gembis, the Tartars compiled a 4–5 record and were outscored by opponents, 117 to 66.[2]

Wayne was ranked at No. 303 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Michigan State
L 0–1623,000[4]
October 7at Bowling GreenBowling Green, OHL 0–9[5]
October 13at Michigan State Normal
W 9–7[6]
October 21Cincinnati
L 0–213,500[7]
October 28at Akron
W 18–125,402[8]
November 4Michigan State Normaldagger
  • Keyworth Stadium
  • Hamtramck, MI
L 6–135,000[9]
November 11at Central Michigan
L 6–335,500[10]
November 18Buffalo
  • Keyworth Stadium
  • Hamtramck, MI
W 20–04,500[11]
November 23Western State Teachers (MI)
  • Keyworth Stadium
  • Hamtramck, MI
W 7–66,000[12]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Wayne Gets Field for 1938 Football". Detroit Free Press. December 9, 1937. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. pp. 111, 114. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  3. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ John N. Sabo (October 1, 1940). "Spartans Subdue Wayne, 16-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wayne Offense Falls Flat and Bowling Green Scores 9-0 Upset". Detroit Free Press. October 8, 1939. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Blocked Kick Gives Tartars First Triumph". Detroit Free Press. October 14, 1939. pp. 15, 17.
  7. ^ "Cincinnati's Weight Edge Tells and Wayne Goes Down, 21 to 0". Detroit Free Press. October 22, 1939. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Eddie Butler (October 29, 1939). "Rally Falls Short, Erring Zippers Lose to Wayne Squad, 18-12". The Akron Beacon-Journal. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Ernie Stefani (November 5, 1939). "Long Runs by Walsh and Siera Enable Hurons to Beat Wayne, 13-6". Detroit Free Press. p. Sport 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bearcats Rout Tartar Eleven: Central Wins, 33-6, for Eighth in a Row". Detroit Free Press. November 12, 1939. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Ernie Stefani (November 19, 1939). "Wayne Downs Buffalo, 20-0". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Tod Rockwell (November 24, 1939). "Wayne Eleven Beats Western State for First Time, 7 to 6". Detroit Free Press. pp. 25, 27 – via Newspapers.com.
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