1939 Washington University Bears football team

1939 Washington University Bears football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFrancis Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington University $ 4 1 0 6 3 1
Oklahoma A&M 3 1 0 5 4 1
Tulsa 2 1 1 4 5 1
Drake 2 3 0 5 5 0
Saint Louis 1 2 1 5 3 2
Creighton 2 4 0 4 5 0
Washburn 1 3 0 6 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1939 Washington University Bears football team was an American football team that represented Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1939 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Jimmy Conzelman, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–1 against MVC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 172 to 103.[1]

Washington University was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 44 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings,[2] and at No. 81 in the Litkenhous Ratings.[3]

The team played its home games at Francis Field in St. Louis.

  1. ^ "1939 Washington (MO) Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Paul Williamson (December 8, 1941). "Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  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.