1939 Army Cadets football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1939

| team = Army Cadets

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 3–4–2

| head_coach = William H. Wood

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain = Harry Stella

| stadium = Michie Stadium

}}

The 1939 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1939 college football season. In their second year under head coach William H. Wood, the Cadets compiled a {{nowrap|3–4–2}} record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 106 to 105. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Midshipmen {{nowrap|won 10–0.}} The Cadets' three other losses came against Yale, Notre Dame, and Harvard.{{cite web|title=1939 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=August 1, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/army/1939-schedule.html}}

Army tackle Harry Stella was selected by the United Press (UP), International News Service (INS), and Newsweek magazine as a first-team player on the All-America team.{{cite news|title=U.P. Team Lists Kinnick As Best|work=Brainerd Daily Dispatch|date=November 29, 1939}}{{cite news|title=Kimbrough Named To INS All America Team|work=Port Arthur News|date=November 24, 1939}}(INS){{cite news|title=Newsweek Picks Super Eleven|work=Wisconsin State Journal|date=December 9, 1939}}

Army was ranked at No. 91 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.{{cite news|title=Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth|author=E. E. Litkenhous|newspaper=Johnson City Sunday Press|date=December 31, 1939|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1939

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| w/l = w

| opponent = Furman

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 16–7

| attend = 7,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109389256/furman-makes-it-hot-for-army-till-game-n/|work=The Sunday Star|title=Furman makes it hot for Army till game nearly is over|date=October 1, 1939|accessdate=September 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1939|team=Centre Colonels|title=Centre}}

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 9–6

| attend = 3,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Army Rallies To Nip Centre, 9-6 in Fourth|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=October 8, 1939|page=99|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122168460/army-rallies-to-nip-centre-9-6-in/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| w/l = t

| away = y

| opponent = Columbia

| site_stadium = Baker Field

| site_cityst = New York, NY

| score = 6–6

| attend = 27,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Army Ties Columbia, 6-6; Lions Count First |first=Arthur J. |last=Daley |date=October 15, 1939 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Yale

| site_stadium = Yale Bowl

| site_cityst = New Haven, CT

| score = 15–20

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|title=Yale Tops Army, 20-15|newspaper=New York Daily News|author=Robert Sylvester|date=October 22, 1939|page=C35|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122170367/yale-tops-army-20-15/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1939|team=Ursinus Bears|title=Ursinus}}

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 46–13

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|title=Army Smothers Ursinus, 46 to 13|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=October 29, 1939|page=86|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122170624/army-smothers-ursinus-46-to-13/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| opponent = Notre Dame

| opprank = 4

| site_stadium = Yankee Stadium

| site_cityst = Bronx, NY

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–14

| attend = 75,632

| source = {{cite news|title=ND Victors, 14-0, On Army Fumbles|newspaper=New York Daily News|author=Jack Mahon|date=November 5, 1939|page=90|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122170858/nd-victors-14-0-on-army-fumbles/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Harvard

| site_stadium = Harvard Stadium

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| score = 0–15

| attend = 45,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Harvard Routs Army, 15-0, in Second Half|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=November 12, 1939|page=92|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122167168/harvard-routs-army-15-0-in-second-half/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| w/l = t

| opponent = Penn State

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 14–14

| attend = 7,412

| source = {{cite news|title=Army Rallies To Tie State|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=November 19, 1939|page=C38|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122171070/army-rallies-to-tie-state/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 2

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| opponent = Navy

| site_stadium = Philadelphia Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = Army–Navy Game

| score = 0–10

| attend = 102,000

| source = {{cite news|title=102,000 Grid Fans Peer Through Mist To See Middies Conquer Army, 10 to 0; Marry-Makers Take Over Central city|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=John M. McCullough|date=December 3, 1939|pages=1S, 3S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122169894/102000-grid-fans-peer-through-mist-to/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

Army

Category:Army Black Knights football seasons

Army Cadets football