1939 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

1939 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
IIAC champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–1–1 (3–0–1 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMorgan Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Illinois $ 3 0 1 5 1 1
Illinois State Normal 3 0 2 4 2 3
Northern Illinois State 3 1 0 5 2 1
Carthage 2 1 0 2 6 1
Eastern Illinois 2 2 1 4 3 1
Elmhurst 1 4 0 1 6 1
Eureka 0 2 0 0 7 0
Southern Illinois 0 4 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1939 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1939 college football season. They were led by 14th-year head coach Ray Hanson and played their home games at Morgan Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 5–1–1 record overall and a 3–0–1 record in conference play, winning the IIAC title.[1]

  1. ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 68. Retrieved November 27, 2021.