1939 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

The 1939 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the season of

Guard Marion Rogers was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1939 Little All-America college football team.^[1] Four Northwest Missouri players received first-team honors on the 1939 all-conference team: Bill Bernau at back; Green at tackle; and M. Rogers and R. Rogers at guard.^[2]

Maryville was ranked at No. 155 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[3]

Springfield

The 1939 Springfield Bears football team represented the Springfield State College (later renamed

Two Springfield players received first-team honors on the 1939 all-conference team: quarterback Dwight Bumpus and end Russell Kaminsky.^[2]

Springfield was ranked at No. 201 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[3]

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Rolla

The 1939 Rolla Miners football team represented the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy (later renamed as Missouri University of Science and Technology) at Rolla, Missouri. In their third year under head coach Gale Bullman, the Miners compiled a 5–4 record (3–2 against MIAA opponents), finished in third place in the MIAA, and were outscored by a total of 120 to 111.

Rolla was ranked at No. 299 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[3]

Warrensburg

The 1939 Warrensburg Mules football team represented the Warrensburg State College (later renamed University of Central Missouri) at Warrensburg, Missouri. In their fifth year under head coach Carl Voltmer, the Mules compiled a 3–3–3 record (1–2–2 against conference opponents), and finished in fourth place in the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA).

Warrensburg was ranked at No. 290 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[3]

Cape Girardeau

The 1939 Cape Girardeau Indians football team represented Cape Girardeau State College (later renamed as Southeast Missouri State University) at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In their eighth season under head coach Abe Stuber, the Indians compiled a 5–3–1 record (1–3–1 against conference opponents) and finished in fifth place in the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA).

Cape Girardeau was ranked at No. 298 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[3]

Kirksville

The 1939 Kirksville Bulldogs football team represented the Kirksville State Teaches College (also known as Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, later renamed as Truman State University) at Kirksville, Missouri. In their first year under head coach Malcolm Eiken, the Bulldogs compiled a 2–6 record (0–5 against conference opponents) and finished in last place out of six teams in the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

Kirksville was ranked at No. 367 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[3]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at Iowa State Teachers	Cedar Falls, IA	L 0–12		[43][44]
September 30	Culver–Stockton	Stokes Stadium Kirksville, MO	W 3–0		[45]
October 6	Chillicothe	Stokes Stadium Kirksville, MO	W 14–0	2,200	[46]
October 13	Cape Girardeau	Stokes Stadium Kirksville, MO	L 3–9		[41]
October 21	at Springfield	STC Stadium Springfield, MO	L 9–27
November 3	Warrensburg	Stokes Stadium Kirksville, MO	L 6–20		[36][37]
November 10	at Maryville	Maryville, MO	L 13–19		[12]
November 18	at Rolla	Rolla, MO	L 6–13		[30]
Homecoming

All-conference team

At the end of the season, the conference coaches selected an all-conference team consisting of the following first-team players:

• Backs: Bill Bernau, Maryville; Harvey Ladd, Rolla; Dwight Bumpus, Springfield; Keith Gooch, Warrensburg
• Ends: Russell Kaminsky, Springfield; William Kies, Cape Girardeau
• Tackles: John Green, Maryville; Hay, Cape Girardeau
• Guards: Marion Rogers, Maryville; Richard Rogers, Maryville
• Center: Joe Spafford, Rolla

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