1939 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record5–2–2 (2–2–2 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBYU Stadium
1939 Mountain States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Colorado $ 5 –1 –05 –3 –0
Utah 4 –1 –16 –1 –2
Denver 3 –2 –15 –3 –1
BYU 2 –2 –25 –2 –2
Utah State 2 –3 –13 –4 –1
Colorado A&M 2 –4 –02 –7 –0
Wyoming 0 –5 –10 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1939 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1939 college football season. their third season under head coach Eddie Kimball, the Cougars compiled am overall record of 5–2–2 with a mark of 2–2–2 against conference opponents, finished fourth in the MSC, and outscored opponents by a total of 110 to 90.[1][2]

Sophomore left halfback George Wing led the team on offense.

BYU was ranked at No. 161 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Arizona State–Flagstaff*Flagstaff, AZW 25–0[4][5]
October 7Colorado A&M
W 13–123,000[6]
October 14Utah
L 13–359,000–10,000[7][8]
October 21at Nevada*
W 7–05,000[9]
October 27at Colorado State–Greeley*Greeley, COW 18–6[10]
November 4at Denver
W 21–18[11]
November 11at Utah State
T 0–09,000[12]
November 18Coloradodagger
  • BYU Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 6–127,500[13]
November 25at Wyoming
T 7–71,500[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "1939 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  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. ↑ "'Y' Cougars Win 25 to 0 In Arizona: George Wing Leads "Y" To Easy Triumph In First Tilt". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). September 24, 1939. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "BYU Eleven Drubs Jacks". Arizona Republic. September 24, 1939. p. 4-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Cougars Nose Out Colorado Aggies By 13 to 12 Score". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). October 8, 1939. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Neff Smart (October 15, 1939). "Utes Roll to 35-13 Win Over Cougars". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Scrappy Cougars Bow to Redskins In 35 to 13 Scrap: Utah Dominates in Spectacular Battle of Offensives". The Sunday Herald. October 15, 1939. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Brigham Young Outgained, But Noses Out Nevada, 7-0: Intercepted Pass Hands Invaders Lone Score; Nevada Line Play Tops". Nevada State Journal. October 22, 1939. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Long Runs Feature Cougars' 18-6 Win Over Greeley Team". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). October 29, 1939. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Loudon Kelly (November 5, 1939). "Brigham Young Humbles Touted Denver". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. p. 9A – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Cougars, Aggies Tie, 0-0: Bad Breaks Are Costly To 'Y" Team". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). November 12, 1939. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Colorado Buffs Set Cougars Back By 12 to 6 Score". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). November 19, 1939. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Cowboys Tie Brigham Young: Inspired Football Played By Wyoming U. In Holding Cougars". The Casper Tribune-Herald. November 26, 1939. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.


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