1939 BYU Cougars football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1939

| team = BYU Cougars

| sport = football

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| conference = Mountain States Conference

| short_conf = MSC

| record = 5–2–2

| conf_record = 2–2–2

| head_coach = Eddie Kimball

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain =

| stadium = BYU Stadium

}}

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.{{cite web|title=1939 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=December 27, 2018|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brigham-young/1939-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=BYU Football 2015 Almanac|publisher=Brigham Young University|year=2015|page=166|accessdate=December 27, 2018|url=https://byucougars.com/dl/sites/default/files/files/webalmanac.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903141005/https://byucougars.com/dl/sites/default/files/files/webalmanac.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 3, 2019}}

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.{{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

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|September 23|at|{{cfb link|year=1939|team=Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks|title=Arizona State–Flagstaff}}||Flagstaff, AZ|W 25-0||{{cite news|title='Y' Cougars Win 25 to 0 In Arizona: George Wing Leads "Y" To Easy Triumph In First Tilt|newspaper=The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|date=September 24, 1939|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26583477/y_cougars_win_25_to_0_in_arizona/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=BYU Eleven Drubs Jacks|newspaper=Arizona Republic|date=September 24, 1939|page=4-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26583493/byu_eleven_drubs_jacks/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 7||Colorado A&M|BYU Stadium|Provo, UT|W 13-12|3,000|{{cite news|title=Cougars Nose Out Colorado Aggies By 13 to 12 Score|newspaper=The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|date=October 8, 1939|pages=1, 6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26583521/cougars_nose_out_colorado_aggies_by_13/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 14||Utah|BYU Stadium|Provo, UT (rivalry)|L 13-35|9,000–10,000|{{cite news|title=Utes Roll to 35-13 Win Over Cougars|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|author=Neff Smart|date=October 15, 1939|page=III-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39018738/utes_roll_to_3513_win_over_cougars/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Scrappy Cougars Bow to Redskins In 35 to 13 Scrap: Utah Dominates in Spectacular Battle of Offensives|newspaper=The Sunday Herald|date=October 15, 1939|pages=1, 6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26583572/scrappy_cougars_bow_to_redskins_in_35/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 21|at|Nevada|Mackay Field|Reno, NV|W 7-0|5,000|{{cite news|title=Brigham Young Outgained, But Noses Out Nevada, 7-0: Intercepted Pass Hands Invaders Lone Score; Nevada Line Play Tops|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|date=October 22, 1939|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26583615/brigham_young_outgained_but_noses_out/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 27|at|{{cfb link|year=1939|team=Colorado State–Greeley Bears|title=Colorado State–Greeley}}||Greeley, CO|W 18-6||{{cite news|title=Long Runs Feature Cougars' 18-6 Win Over Greeley Team|newspaper=The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|date=October 29, 1939|page=2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26583666/long_runs_feature_cougars_186_win/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 4|at|Denver|DU Stadium|Denver, CO|W 21-18||{{cite news|title=Brigham Young Humbles Touted Denver|newspaper=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|author=Loudon Kelly|date=November 5, 1939|page=9A|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26583728/brigham_young_humbles_touted_denver/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 11|at|Utah State|Aggie Stadium|Logan, UT (rivalry)|T 0-0|9,000|{{cite news|title=Cougars, Aggies Tie, 0-0: Bad Breaks Are Costly To 'Y" Team|newspaper=The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|date=November 12, 1939|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26579992/cougars_aggies_tie_00_bad_breaks/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 18||Colorado|BYU Stadium|Provo, UT|L 6-12|7,500|{{cite news|title=Colorado Buffs Set Cougars Back By 12 to 6 Score|newspaper=The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|date=November 19, 1939|pages=1, 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26583772/colorado_buffs_set_cougars_back_by_12/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 25|at|Wyoming|Corbett Field|Laramie, WY|T 7-7|1,500|{{cite news|title=Cowboys Tie Brigham Young: Inspired Football Played By Wyoming U. In Holding Cougars|newspaper=The Casper Tribune-Herald|date=November 26, 1939|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26579848/cowboys_tie_brigham_young_inspired/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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