1939 Auburn Tigers football team explained

Year:1939
Team:Auburn Tigers
Sport:football
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Record:5–5–1
Conf Record:3–3–1
Head Coach:Jack Meagher
Hc Year:6th
Stadium:Auburn Stadium
Legion Field
Cramton Bowl

The 1939 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1939 college football season. The Tigers' were led by head coach Jack Meagher in his sixth season and finished the season with a record of five wins, five losses and one tie (5–5–1 overall, 3–3–1 in the SEC).[1]

Auburn was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 30 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings,[2] and at No. 39 in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[3]

Schedule

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Notes and References

  1. News: 1939 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. September 30, 2023.
  2. News: Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top. The Atlanta Constitution. Paul Williamson. December 8, 1941. 26. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth. E. E. Litkenhous. Johnson City Sunday Press. December 31, 1939. 11. Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: DeLassus . David . Coaching Records Game-by-game: John F. "Jack" Meagher, 1939 . College Football Data Warehouse . December 15, 2015 . December 22, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222085737/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1587&year=1939 . dead .
  5. Web site: 1939 Auburn University Football Schedule. https://web.archive.org/web/20120901134000/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aub-m-footbl-sched-1939.html. dead. September 1, 2012. Auburn University Athletics. December 15, 2015.