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1939 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team

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1939 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1–1
Head coach
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown     7 0 1
Catholic University     8 1 1
Hardin–Simmons     7 1 1
George Washington     5 3 0
Virginia     5 4 0
Georgia Teachers     5 5 0
Oklahoma City     4 4 2
Roanoke     4 4 0
Delaware State     2 2 0
William & Mary Norfolk     4 5 0
Oglethorpe     3 4 1
Navy     3 5 1
West Virginia     2 6 1
Western Maryland     1 6 0
Delaware     1 7 0
East Carolina     0 8 0

The 1939 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the team compiled a 7–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 137 to 54.[1][2]

Hardin–Simmons was ranked at No. 85 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Centenary
W 7–6[4]
September 29at San FranciscoT 6–65,000[5]
October 7at Texas MinesW 12–0
October 13St. Edward'sAbilene, TXW 33–3
October 27at Loyola (CA)L 0–615,000[6]
November 4vs. Arizona State
W 19–7
November 11West Texas StateAbilene, TXW 18–13
November 17at New Mexico A&M
W 28–13
December 2Howard PayneAbilene, TX (rivalry)W 14–0

References

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  1. ^ "2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide" (PDF). Hardin-Simmons University. pp. 69, 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "1939 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  3. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texans defeat Centenary: 7–6". The Shreveport Times. September 24, 1939. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Lee Dunbar (September 30, 1939). "U.S.F. Rallies To Tie Texans". Oakland Tribune. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Charles Curtis (October 28, 1939). "Loyola Scores Early, Defeats Hardin-Simmons, 6-0". Los Angeles Times. pp. 11–12 – via Newspapers.com.