1939 Troy State Red Wave football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1939
| team = Troy State Red Wave
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Alabama Intercollegiate Conference
| short_conf = AIC
| conference2 = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf2 = SIAA
| record = 7–4
| conf_record = 3–0
| conf2_record = 2–3
| head_coach = Albert Choate
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Pace Field
| champion = AIC champion
}}
{{1939 Alabama Intercollegiate Conference football standings}}{{1939 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1939 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State Teachers College (now known as Troy University) as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1939 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Albert Choate, the Red Wave compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 3–0 in AIC play, winning the conference title. Troy State had a record of 2–3 against SIAA opponents, tying for 22nd place.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|September 22|Friday}}
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1939|team=Livingston State Tigers|title=Livingston State}}
| site_stadium = Pace Field
| site_cityst = Troy, AL
| score = 13–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |title=Troy wins, 13 to 0, over Livingston|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113028312/troy-wins-13-to-0-over-livingston/|newspaper=The Birmingham News|date=September 23, 1939|accessdate=November 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Mississippi State Teachers
| site_stadium = Faulkner Field
| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS
| score = 6–13
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74900966/stc-has-tough-battle-to-win/|work=The Clarion-Ledger|title=STC has tough battle to win|date=October 1, 1939|accessdate=November 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|October 6|Friday}}
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Spring Hill
| site_stadium = Dorn Stadium
| site_cityst = Mobile, AL
| score = 0–13
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Badgers defeat Troy by 13–0|newspaper=The Montgomery Advertiser|date=October 7, 1939|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90694977/badgers-defeat-troy-by-130/|accessdate=November 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1939|team=Delta State Statesmen|title=Delta State}}
| site_stadium = Delta Field
| site_cityst = Cleveland, MS
| score = 14–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113028618/delta-loses-to-troy-teachers-by-score-of/|title=Delta loses to Troy Teachers by score of 14–0|newspaper=The Delta Democrat-Times|date=October 15, 1939|accessdate=November 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|October 19|Thursday}}
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Georgia Teachers
| site_stadium = Wiregrass Stadium
| site_cityst = Dothan, AL
| score = 7–6
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113028787/busby-and-lee-star-in-troys-victory-ove/|work=The Dothan Eagle|title=Busby and Lee star in Troy's victory over Georgia|date=October 20, 1939|accessdate=November 12, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|October 26|Thursday}}
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1939|team=Marion Cadets|title=Marion}}
| site_stadium = Johnson Field
| site_cityst = Marion, AL
| score = 13–6
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113028949/troy-state-teachers-annex-over-institute/|work=The Selma Times-Journal|title=Troy State Teachers annex over Institute|date=October 27, 1939|accessdate=November 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 3|Friday}}
| w/l = l
| opponent = West Tennessee State
| site_stadium = Wiregrass Stadium
| site_cityst = Dothan, AL
| score = 7–13
| attend = 1,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85860522/memphis-defeats-troy-wave-137/|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Memphis defeats Troy Wave, 13–7|date=November 4, 1939|accessdate=November 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = w
| opponent = Jacksonville State
| site_stadium = Pace Field
| site_cityst = Troy, AL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 27–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |title=Troy wallops Jax eleven to win grid title|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113029184/troy-wallops-jax-eleven-to-win-grid-titl//|newspaper=The Montgomery Advertiser|date=November 12, 1939|accessdate=November 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 17|Friday}}
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Middle Tennessee State
| site_stadium = Horace Jones Field
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–14
| attend = 1,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113029401/tech-and-blue-raiders-score-smash-victor/|work=Nashville Banner|title=Tech and Blue Raiders score smash victories|date=November 18, 1939|accessdate=November 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 30|Thurdsay}}
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Livingston State
| site_stadium = Wiregrass Stadium
| site_cityst = Dothan, AL
| score = 7–0
| attend = 1,200
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113029578/troy-red-wave-defeats-livingston-footbal/|work=The Dothan Eagle|title=Troy Red Wave defeat|date=December 1, 1939|accessdate=November 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|December 5|Wednesday}}
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Fort Benning
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbus, GA
| score = 20–6
| attend = 6,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113029722/troy-teachers-defeat-18th-infantry-20-t/|work=The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer|title=Troy Teachers defeat 18th Infantry, 20 to 6|date=December 6, 1939|accessdate=November 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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