1939 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football team

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1939
Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–2–3 (4–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
Seasons
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 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented the Mississippi State Teachers College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1939 college football season. In their third year under head coach Reed Green, the team compiled a 4–2–3 record.

Mississippi State Teachers was ranked at No. 183 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Troy StateW 13–6[2]
October 7at
Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
  • T 7–7[3]
    October 14at Millsaps*Jackson, MST 0–0[4]
    October 21at
    Delta State
    W 21–0[5]
    November 4
    Louisiana College
    W 7–0[6]
    November 11No. 19 Ole Miss*
    • Faulkner Field
    • Hattiesburg, MS
    L 7–27[7]
    November 19at Southwestern Louisiana
    W 9–7[8]
    November 23Louisiana Normal
    • Faulkner Field
    • Hattiesburg, MS
    L 0–7[9]
    December 1
    St. Mary's (TX)*
    • Faulkner Field
    • Hattiesburg, MS
    T 13–13[10]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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