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|October 7|at|{{cfb link|year=1939|team=Bowling Green Falcons|title=Bowling Green}}||[[Bowling Green, OH]]|L 0-9||<ref>{{cite news|title=Wayne Offense Falls Flat and Bowling Green Scores 9-0 Upset|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 8, 1939|page=Sports 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18896238/wayne_offense_falls_flat_and_bowling/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 7|at|{{cfb link|year=1939|team=Bowling Green Falcons|title=Bowling Green}}||[[Bowling Green, OH]]|L 0-9||<ref>{{cite news|title=Wayne Offense Falls Flat and Bowling Green Scores 9-0 Upset|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 8, 1939|page=Sports 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18896238/wayne_offense_falls_flat_and_bowling/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 13|at|[[1939 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team|Michigan State Normal]]|Briggs Field|[[Ypsilanti, MI]]|W 9-7||
|October 13|at|[[1939 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team|Michigan State Normal]]|Briggs Field|[[Ypsilanti, MI]]|W 9-7||<ref>{{cite news|title=Blocked Kick Gives Tartars First Triumph|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 14, 1939|pages=15, 17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18896486/blocked_kick_gives_tartars_first_triumph/}}</ref>


|October 21||{{cfb link|year=1939|team=Cincinnati Bearcats|title=Cincinnati}}|Keyworth Stadium|[[Hamtramck, MI]]|L 0-21||
|October 21||{{cfb link|year=1939|team=Cincinnati Bearcats|title=Cincinnati}}|Keyworth Stadium|[[Hamtramck, MI]]|L 0-21|3,500|<ref>{{cite news|title=Cincinnati's Weight Edge Tells and Wayne Goes Down, 21 to 0|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 22, 1939|page=Sports 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18896575/cincinnatis_weight_edge_tells_and/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 28|at|{{cfb link|year=1939|team=Akron Zips|title=Akron}}|Buchtel Field|[[Akron, OH]]|W 18-12||
|October 28|at|{{cfb link|year=1939|team=Akron Zips|title=Akron}}|Buchtel Field|[[Akron, OH]]|W 18-12|5,402|<ref>{{cite news|title=Rally Falls Short, Erring Zippers Lose to Wayne Squad, 18-12|newspaper=The Akron Beacon-Journal|author=Eddie Butler|date=October 29, 1939|pages=1C, 3C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18896678/rally_falls_short_erring_zippers_lose/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 4||Michigan State Normal<hc>|Keyworth Stadium|Hamtramck, MI|L 6-13||
|November 4||Michigan State Normal<hc>|Keyworth Stadium|Hamtramck, MI|L 6-13|5,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Long Runs by Walsh and Siera Enable Hurons to Beat Wayne, 13-6|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Ernie Stefani|date=November 5, 1939|page=Sport 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18896793/long_runs_by_walsh_and_siera_enable/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 11|at|[[1939 Central Michigan Bearcats football team|Central Michigan]]|Alumni Field|[[Mount Pleasant, MI]]|L 6-33||
|November 11|at|[[1939 Central Michigan Bearcats football team|Central Michigan]]|Alumni Field|[[Mount Pleasant, MI]]|L 6-33||

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The 1939 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Joe Gembis, the Tartars compiled a 4–5 record and were outscored by opponents, 117 to 66.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Michigan StateL 0–1623,000[3]
October 7at Bowling GreenBowling Green, OHL 0–9[4]
October 13at Michigan State Normal
W 9–7[5]
October 21Cincinnati
L 0–213,500[6]
October 28at Akron
W 18–125,402[7]
November 4Michigan State Normaldagger
  • Keyworth Stadium
  • Hamtramck, MI
L 6–135,000[8]
November 11at Central Michigan
L 6–33
November 18Buffalo
  • Keyworth Stadium
  • Hamtramck, MI
W 20–0
November 23Western State
  • Keyworth Stadium
  • Hamtramck, MI
W 7–6
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Wayne Gets Field for 1938 Football". Detroit Free Press. December 9, 1937. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. pp. 111, 114. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  3. ^ John N. Sabo (October 1, 1940). "Spartans Subdue Wayne, 16-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wayne Offense Falls Flat and Bowling Green Scores 9-0 Upset". Detroit Free Press. October 8, 1939. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Blocked Kick Gives Tartars First Triumph". Detroit Free Press. October 14, 1939. pp. 15, 17.
  6. ^ "Cincinnati's Weight Edge Tells and Wayne Goes Down, 21 to 0". Detroit Free Press. October 22, 1939. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Eddie Butler (October 29, 1939). "Rally Falls Short, Erring Zippers Lose to Wayne Squad, 18-12". The Akron Beacon-Journal. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Ernie Stefani (November 5, 1939). "Long Runs by Walsh and Siera Enable Hurons to Beat Wayne, 13-6". Detroit Free Press. p. Sport 5 – via Newspapers.com.