1939 Wayne Tartars football team
Appearance
1939 Wayne Tartars football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 4–5 |
Head coach |
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Captain | Frank Cudillo |
Home stadium | Keyworth Stadium[1] |
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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 30 | at Michigan State | L 0–16 | 23,000 | [3] | |||
October 7 | at Bowling Green | Bowling Green, OH | L 0–9 | [4] | |||
October 13 | at Michigan State Normal |
| W 9–7 | [5] | |||
October 21 | Cincinnati |
| L 0–21 | 3,500 | [6] | ||
October 28 | at Akron |
| W 18–12 | 5,402 | [7] | ||
November 4 | Michigan State Normal |
| L 6–13 | 5,000 | [8] | ||
November 11 | at Central Michigan |
| L 6–33 | 5,500 | [9] | ||
November 18 | Buffalo |
| W 20–0 | 4,500 | [10] | ||
November 23 | Western State |
| W 7–6 | 6,000 | [11] | ||
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References
- ^ "Wayne Gets Field for 1938 Football". Detroit Free Press. December 9, 1937. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. pp. 111, 114. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ John N. Sabo (October 1, 1940). "Spartans Subdue Wayne, 16-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wayne Offense Falls Flat and Bowling Green Scores 9-0 Upset". Detroit Free Press. October 8, 1939. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blocked Kick Gives Tartars First Triumph". Detroit Free Press. October 14, 1939. pp. 15, 17.
- ^ "Cincinnati's Weight Edge Tells and Wayne Goes Down, 21 to 0". Detroit Free Press. October 22, 1939. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bearcats Rout Tartar Eleven: Central Wins, 33-6, for Eighth in a Row". Detroit Free Press. November 12, 1939. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ernie Stefani (November 19, 1939). "Wayne Downs Buffalo, 20-0". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tod Rockwell (November 24, 1939). "Wayne Eleven Beats Western State for First Time, 7 to 6". Detroit Free Press. pp. 25, 27 – via Newspapers.com.