Sports season
1939 Southeastern Conference football season Sport Football Duration September 20, 1939 – January 1, 1940 (1939-09-20 – 1940-01-01 ) Number of teams 13 Champion Tennessee Georgia Tech Tulane
The 1939 Southeastern Conference football season was the seventh season of college football played by the member schools of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and was a part of the 1939 college football season . Tennessee compiled an 10–1 overall record, Georgia Tech compiled an 8–2 overall record, and Tulane complied and 8–1–1 record, with Tennessee and Georgia Tech each having a conference record of 6–0 and Tulane having a conference record of 5–0. The three teams were SEC co-champions.
Results and team statistics [ edit ]
Key
AP final = Rankings from AP sports writers. See 1939 NCAA football rankings
PPG = Average of points scored per game[ 1]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[ 1]
Index to colors and formatting
SEC member won
SEC member lost
SEC member tie
SEC teams in bold
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 29
Tennessee
NC State
Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC
W 13–0
12,000
[ 5]
September 29
Birmingham–Southern
Auburn
Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL
W 6–0
10,000
[ 6]
September 30
Clemson
Tulane
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA
W 7–6
25,000
[ 7]
September 30
Arkansas
Mississippi State
Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN
W 19–0
10,000
[ 8]
September 30
VMI
Kentucky
McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY
W 21–0
5,000
[ 9]
September 30
Howard (AL)
Alabama
Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
W 21–0
6,000
[ 10]
September 30
The Citadel
Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
W 26–0
15,000
[ 11]
September 30
Vanderbilt
Rice
Rice Field • Houston, TX
W 13–12
20,000
[ 12]
September 30
Florida
Texas
War Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
L 0–12
17,000
[ 13]
September 30
Sewanee
Washington and Lee
Wilson Field • Lexington, VA
L 0–9
1,500
[ 14]
September 30
Ole Miss
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry )
OM 14–7
[ 15]
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 6
Georgia
Furman
Sirrine Stadium • Greenville, SC
L 0–20
12,000
[ 16]
October 7
Ole Miss
Southwestern (TN)
Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN
W 41–0
12,000
[ 17]
October 7
Alabama
Fordham
Polo Grounds • New York, NY
W 7–6
41,454
[ 18]
October 7
LSU
Holy Cross
Fitton Field • Worcester, MA
W 26–7
24,000
[ 19]
October 7
Georgia Tech
Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
L 14–17
30,000
[ 20]
October 7
Sewanee
Tennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN
TEN 40–0
18,000
[ 21]
October 7
Auburn
Tulane
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (rivalry )
TUL 12–0
28,000
[ 22]
October 7
Mississippi State
Florida
Florida Field • Gainesville, FL
MSS 14–0
[ 23]
October 7
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (rivalry )
KEN 21–13
10,000
[ 24]
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 12
Florida
Boston College
Fenway Park • Boston, MA
W 7–0
20,000
[ 25]
October 14
Howard (AL)
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA
W 35–0
10,000
[ 26]
October 14
Fordham
Tulane
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA
W 7–0
43,000
[ 27]
October 14
Ole Miss
Centenary
Centenary College Stadium • Shreveport, LA
W 34–0
7,500
[ 28]
October 14
Oglethorpe
Kentucky
McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY
W 59–0
[ 29]
October 14
Mercer
Alabama
Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
W 20–0
5,000
[ 30]
October 14
Rice
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
W 7–0
28,000
[ 31]
October 14
Holy Cross
Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
L 0–13
15,000
[ 32]
October 14
VMI
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
L 13–20
5,000
[ 33]
October 14
Mississippi State
Auburn
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL
AUB 7–0
10,000
[ 34]
October 15
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN
W 28–0
6,987
[ 35]
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 20
Tennessee Tech
Sewanee
Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN
W 9–7
[ 36]
October 21
Southwestern (TN)
Mississippi State
Scott Field • Starkville, MS
W 37–0
5,000
[ 37]
October 21
Saint Louis
No. 17 Ole Miss
Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
W 42–0
[ 38]
October 21
Loyola (LA)
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
W 20–0
10,000
[ 39]
October 21
Tampa
Florida
Florida Field • Gainesville, FL
W 7–0
6,000
[ 40]
October 21
No. 14 North Carolina
No. 4 Tulane
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA
T 14–14
34,000
[ 41]
October 21
Auburn
Manhattan
Polo Grounds • New York, NY
L 0–7
7,500–8,000
[ 42] [ 43]
October 21
No. 8 Alabama
No. 5 Tennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry )
TEN 21–0
40,000
[ 44]
October 21
Vanderbilt
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry )
VAN 14–6
19,000
[ 45]
October 21
Georgia
Kentucky
Du Pont Manual Stadium • Louisville, KY
KEN 13–6
14,000
[ 46]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 27
Sewanee
Southwestern (TN)
Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN (rivalry )
W 6–0
[ 47]
October 28
Mercer
No. 1 Tennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN
W 17–0
6,000
[ 48]
October 28
Kentucky
Xavier
Xavier Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
W 21–0
8,000
[ 49]
October 28
Florida
Maryland
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD
W 14–0
10,000
[ 50]
October 28
Georgia
NYU
Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY
L 13–14
15,000
[ 51]
October 28
Auburn
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry )
GT 7–6
18,000
[ 52]
October 28
No. 14 Ole Miss
No. 2 Tulane
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (rivalry )
TUL 18–6
37,000
[ 53]
October 28
Mississippi State
No. 20 Alabama
Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry )
ALA 7–0
15,000
[ 54]
October 28
LSU
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
LSU 12–6
10,000
[ 55]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 3
Mercer
Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
W 16–9
6,000
[ 56]
November 4
Birmingham–Southern
Mississippi State
Scott Field • Starkville, MS
W 28–0
6,000
[ 57]
November 4
No. 12 Duke
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA
L 6–7
30,000
[ 58]
November 4
Auburn
Boston College
Fenway Park • Boston, MA
L 7–13
15,000
[ 59]
November 4
Florida
South Carolina
Columbia Municipal Stadium • Columbia, SC
L 0–6
5,000
[ 60]
November 4
Sewanee
Chattanooga
Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN
L 7–10
[ 61]
November 4
No. 1 Tennessee
No. 18 LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
TEN 20–0
42,000
[ 62]
November 4
Vanderbilt
Ole Miss
Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN (rivalry )
OM 14–7
12,000
[ 63]
November 4
No. 15 Kentucky
No. 19 Alabama
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL
T 7–7
11,000
[ 64]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 11
The Citadel
No. 1 Tennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN
W 34–0
8,000
[ 65]
November 11
No. 19 Ole Miss
Mississippi State Teachers
Faulkner Field • Hattiesburg, MS
W 27–7
[ 66]
November 11
Villanova
Auburn
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL
W 10–9
15,000
[ 67]
November 11
No. 18 Kentucky
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA
GT 13–6
25,000
[ 68]
November 11
No. 20 Alabama
No. 7 Tulane
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA
TUL 13–0
52,000
[ 69]
November 11
Mississippi State
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry )
MSS 15–12
11,000
[ 70]
November 11
Georgia
Florida
Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry )
UGA 6–2
20,000
[ 71]
November 11
Sewanee
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (rivalry )
VAN 25–7
7,000
[ 72]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 18
No. 6 Tulane
Columbia
Baker Field • New York, NY
W 25–0
25,000
[ 73]
November 18
Millsaps
Mississippi State
Scott Field • Starkville, MS
W 40–0
5,000
[ 74]
November 18
West Tennessee State
Ole Miss
Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry )
W 46–7
4,000
[ 75]
November 18
West Virginia
Kentucky
McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY
W 13–6
8,000
[ 76]
November 18
South Carolina
Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry )
W 33–7
7,000
[ 77]
November 18
Florida
Miami (FL)
Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL (rivalry )
W 13–0
26,000–28,000
[ 78]
November 18
Sewanee
The Citadel
Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC
W 14–7
[ 79]
November 18
Vanderbilt
No. 1 Tennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry )
TEN 13–0
25,000
[ 80]
November 18
Georgia Tech
Alabama
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (rivalry )
GT 6–0
23,000
[ 81]
November 18
Auburn
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry )
AUB 21–7
[ 82]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 25
No. 19 Georgia Tech
Florida
Florida Field • Gainesville, FL
GT 21–7
15,000
[ 83]
November 25
Sewanee
No. 5 Tulane
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA
TUL 52–0
15,000
[ 84]
November 25
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry )
MSS 18–6
20,000
[ 85]
November 25
Auburn
Georgia
Memorial Stadium • Columbus, GA (rivalry )
AUB 7–0
17,500
[ 86]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 30
No. 4 Tennessee
Kentucky
McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY
TEN 19–0
19,000
[ 87]
November 30
Alabama
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
ALA 39–0
18,000
[ 88]
November 30
Florida
Auburn
Auburn Stadium • Auburn, AL (rivalry )
T 7–7
13,000
[ 89]
December 2
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry )
GT 13–0
30,000
[ 90]
December 2
LSU
Tulane
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (rivalry )
TUL 33–20
45,000
[ 91]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Ref.
December 8
Georgia
Miami (FL)
Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL
W 13–0
16,402
[ 92]
December 9
Auburn
No. 2 Tennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry )
TEN 7–0
25,000
[ 93]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
All-conference players [ edit ]
The following players were recognized as consensus first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) on the 1939 All-SEC football team :
Ken Kavanaugh , End, LSU (AP-1, UP-1)
Bob Ison , End, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1)
Harley McCollum , Tackle, Tulane (AP-1, UP-1)
George Cafego , Quarterback, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1)
Bob "Jitterbug" Kellogg, Halfback, Tulane (AP-1, UP-1)
Four SEC players were consensus first-team picks on the 1939 College Football All-America Team :[ 97]
Ken Kavanaugh , End, LSU (INS, LIB, NW, SN, UP)
Ed Molinski , Guard, Tennessee (AAB, AP, CO, LIB, NEA)
George Cafego , Quarterback, Tennessee (INS, NW, SN, UP)
Harley McCollum , Tackle, Tulane (AP, LIB, NEA)
Other SEC players receiving All-American honors from at least one selector were:
Ralph Wenzel , End, Tulane (UP-3; CP-1; CW-2; LIFE-2; NYS-1)
Bob Ison , End, Georgia Tech (CP-3; NEA-3; NYS-2)
Hal Newman, End, Alabama (NEA-2)
Bob Suffridge , Guard, Tennessee (INS-1; NEA-3; NW-1; SN; UP-1; BL; CP-1; CW-1; LIFE-1; NYS-1)
Tommy O'Boyle , Guard, Tulane (NEA-2)
Cary Cox , Center, Alabama (CP-2; LIB)
Records through the completion of the 1939 season
Team
Head coach
Years at school
Overall record
Record at school
SEC record
Alabama
Frank Thomas
9
95–20–6 (.810)
69–11–5 (.841)
33–6–4 (.814)
Auburn
Jack Meagher
6
58–50–2 (.536)
32–24–7 (.563)
20–16–5 (.549)
Florida
Josh Cody
4
56–54–3 (.509)
17–24–2 (.419)
6–14–2 (.318)
Georgia
Wally Butts
1
5–6–0 (.455)
5–6–0 (.455)
1–3–0 (.250)
Georgia Tech
William Alexander
20
103–74–15 (.576)
103–74–15 (.576)
19–21–5 (.478)
Kentucky
Albert D. Kirwan
2
8–9–1 (.472)
8–9–1 (.472)
2–6–1 (.278)
LSU
Bernie Moore
5
49–26–4 (.646)
37–14–1 (.721)
19–10–0 (.655)
Mississippi State
Allyn McKeen
1
21–8–0 (.724)
8–2–0 (.800)
3–2–0 (.600)
Ole Miss
Harry Mehre
2
75–38–6 (.655)
16–4–0 (.800)
17–16–2 (.514)
Sewanee
Harry E. Clark
9
21–56–3 (.281)
21–56–3 (.281)
0–36–0 (.000)
Tennessee
Robert Neyland
13
109–15–8 (.856)
109–15–8 (.856)
30–7–2 (.795)
Tulane
Red Dawson
4
26–10–4 (.700)
26–10–4 (.700)
13–7–3 (.630)
Vanderbilt
Ray Morrison
6
113–66–24 (.616)
29–22–2 (.566)
15–15–1 (.500)
The following SEC players were selected in the 1940 NFL draft :[ 98]
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^ "Miss. State shows power to crush Howard 45–0" . The Clarion-Ledger . September 24, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gators last Stetson in opening game, 21–0" . The Miami Herald . September 24, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tennessee gets scores early in 13–0 victory over Wolfpack" . The News and Observer . September 30, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn beats Birmingham in grid opener here" . The Montgomery Advertiser . September 30, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulane wins by one point off Clemson" . The Huntsville Times . October 1, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Maroons whip surprised Arkansas Porkers 19–0" . The Commercial Appeal . October 1, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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^ "Tide works to beat Howard, 21–0" . The Birmingham News . October 1, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Georgia overwhelms The Citadel gridders, 26–0" . Florence Morning News . October 1, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vanderbilt scores in final seconds to beat Rice" . The Akron Beacon Journal . October 1, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Florida Gators lose to Texas Longhorns 12–0" . The Pensacola News-Journal . October 1, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Pinck brothers star as W. & L. wins, 9–0" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . October 1, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Mississippi repeats victory over L.S.U. in inaugural, 14 to 7" . The Commercial Appeal . October 1, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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^ "LSU overwhelms Holy Cross, 26–7" . New York Daily News . October 8, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Notre Dame beats Georgia Tech, 17–14, on Stevenson's field goal" . Chicago Tribune . October 8, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Mighty Vols massacre Sewanee Tigers, 40–0" . The Knoxville Journal . October 8, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulane overpowers Auburn, 12–0" . The Atlanta Constitution . October 8, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Miss. State wins, 14-to-0" . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . October 8, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Kenneth Gregory (October 8, 1939). "Kentucky conquers Vanderbilt by 21–13" . The Messenger . Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Florida eleven topples Boston College, 7–0" . Rochester Democrat and Chronicle . October 13, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tech routs Howard, 35–0" . The Atlanta Constitution . October 15, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Richardson, William D. (October 15, 1939). "Early Tulane coup trips Fordham, 7–0". New York Times . p. 85.
^ "Rebels swamp Centenary, 34–0". The Atlanta Constitution . October 15, 1939. p. 5B.
^ S. V. Stiles (October 15, 1939). "Kentucky swamps Oglethorpe 59 To 0" . The Messenger . Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Crimson Tide machine rolls over Mercer, 20–0" . The Montgomery Advertiser . October 15, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "L.S.U.'s air game beats fumbling Rice Owls by 7–0" . Austin American-Statesman . October 15, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Jack Troy (October 15, 1939). "Georgia Bows, 13–0: Holy Cross breaks Bulldogs' Yank jinx" . The Atlanta Constitution . Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Pritchard stars as V.M.I. beats Vandy" . The Commercial Appeal . October 15, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn blasts title hopes of Mississippi State with 7-to-0 victory" . The Chattanooga Times . October 15, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Chattanooga holds mighty Tennessee to 28–0 before crowd of 6,987" . The Chattanooga Times . October 15, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sewanee is winner over TPI, 9 to 7" . The Knoxville Journal . October 21, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "State runs rampant to repel Lynx, 37–0, on homecoming day" . The Commercial Appeal . October 22, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Billy Gates (October 22, 1939). "Ole Miss and State romp hard on homecoming foes" . Daily Clarion-Ledger . pp. 1, 15. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Kavanaugh stars as Bengals beat Loyola Wolves" . The Shreveport Times . October 22, 1939. p. 21. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Florida marches thru Tampa for 7–0 win" . The Sunday Sentinel Star . October 22, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tarheels tie Green Wave score 14–14" . The State . October 22, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn spilled by Manhattan" . The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . October 22, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Jaspers nip Auburn, 7–0, on Fay's score" . New York Daily News . October 22, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Mighty Vols batter Alabama Tide, 21–0" . Johnson City Press . October 22, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Georgia Tech downs Vandy score 14–6" . The State . October 22, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Kentucky's passes defeat Georgia in last quarter, 13 to 6" . Lexington Herald-Leader . October 22, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sewanee beats Southwestern" . The Chattanooga Times . October 28, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Mercer holds Tennessee, 17–0" . The Atlanta Constitution . October 29, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Bob Bohne (October 29, 1939). "Kentucky Wildcats roll to 21–0 victory over Xavier" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Florida spoils Maryland home-coming by beating Old Liners, 14 To 0: 'Gators score on brace of long marches" . The Baltimore Sun . October 29, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Heroic Bulldogs bow to N.Y.U., 14 to 13" . The Atlanta Constitution . October 29, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Notre Dame and Georgia Tech elevens register 7–6 victories" . The News and Observer . October 29, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Kellogg's great runs send Tulane bounding over Ole Miss, 18 to 6" . The Commercial Appeal . October 29, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tide conquers 7–0" . The Clarion-Ledger . October 29, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "LSU passes to 12–6 victory over Vandy" . The Knoxville Journal . October 29, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Billy Mims' pass beats Mercer with 25 seconds to play, 16–9" . The Atlanta Constitution . November 4, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "State romps 28–0" . Clarion-Ledger . November 5, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Duke defeats Georgia Tech by goal, 7–6" . The Montgomery Advertiser . November 5, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn bows in last five minutes of play" . The Huntsville Times . November 5, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gamecocks upset Florida" . The Bradenton Herald . November 5, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Moccasins defeat Sewanee, 10–7" . The Chattanooga Times . November 5, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tennessee smashes Louisiana State, 20–0" . Monroe Morning World . November 5, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Mississippi defeats Vandy after 45 years". The Washington Post . November 5, 1939. p. SP4.
^ "Alabama, Kentucky battle to spectacular tie, 7–7" . The Tuscaloosa News . Google News Archives. November 5, 1939. p. 11. Retrieved August 4, 2024 .
^ "Cafego injured as Tennessee crushes The Citadel" . Florence Morning News . November 12, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rebels overpower Fighting Jackets in hub tilt 27–7" . The Clarion-Ledger . November 12, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tiger outclaws Wildcat, 10–9" . The Birmingham News . November 12, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Georgia Tech flattens Kentucky's Cats, 13 to 6" . The Bristol Herald Courier . November 12, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulane overcomes three year Alabama jinx to overpower Crimson Tide before 52,000 fans" . The Shreveport Times . November 12, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Mississippi State's fourth quarter field goal breaks tie and defeats Louisiana" . The Tyler Courier-Times . November 12, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bulldogs beat Gators, 6–2" . The Macon Telegraph and News . November 12, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vandy crushes Sewanee" . The Nashville Tennessean . November 12, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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^ "Miss. Staters score at will over Millsaps" . The Birmingham News . November 19, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rebels use only straight football to trounce Teachers" . The Clarion-Ledger . November 19, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Laurence Shropshire (November 19, 1939). "Wildcats are outgained by West Virginia but win 13 To 6" . Sunday Herald-Leader . p. 9. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Georgia gets going, scores 33–7 triumph" . The Birmingham News . November 19, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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^ "Sewanee tops The Citadel" . The State . November 19, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols win, 13–0, but Morrison's team 'is best' " . The Nashville Tennessean . November 19, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Jackets trip Tide, holds S.E.C. pace" . The Atlanta Constitution . November 19, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn beats L.S.U., 21 to 7" . The Chattanooga Times . November 19, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Florida crushed by Georgia Tech's aerial attack, 21–7" . Tallahassee Democrat . November 26, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulane reserves beat Sewanee" . The Shreveport Times . November 26, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Mississippi State downs Ole Miss, 18–6" . Tampa Sunday Tribune . November 26, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Jack Troy's running story of Auburn–Georgia game" . The Atlanta Constitution . November 26, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rose Bowl bound Volunteers conquer U. of K. Wildcats 19 to 0" . The Lexington Herald . December 1, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Alabama dazzles in smashing Vandy, 39 to 0" . The Birmingham News . December 1, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn, halted by Gun, gets 7–7 tie with Florida" . St. Louis Globe-Democrat . December 1, 1939. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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^ "35,000 see Missouri beaten" . The Miami Daily News . January 2, 1940. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "U.S.C. wins 14–0 over Tennessee" . The Los Angeles Times . January 2, 1940. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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