1939 Southern Illinois Maroons football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1939 Southern Illinois Maroons football Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference IIAC 0–8 0–4 Glenn Martin 1st George Holliday Elbert Smith McAndrew Stadium The 1939 Southern Illinois Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois Normal University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1939 college football season. Under first-year head coach Glenn Martin, the team compiled a 0–8 record and finished in last place in the IIAC.Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide Southern Illinois University 2019 115 July 12, 2020 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/siusalukis.com/documents/2019/8/20/Media_Guide.pdf April 1, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210401074246/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/siusalukis.com/documents/2019/8/20/Media_Guide.pdf dead The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. George Holliday, a fullback from Elkville, and Elbert Smith, a tackle from Carterville, were the team captains. Quarterback Bob Musgrave was the team's only representative on the Associated Press All-Illinois Intercollegiate Conference football team.Maroon Back Named On All-Conference Eleven By Newsmen The Carbondale Daily Free Press November 28, 1939 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55282183/maroon-back-named-on-all-conference/ Newspapers.com Other key players included Heine Stumpf and Bill Groves.Sixty Report for Football Duties at SINU: Eighteen Lettermen Return To Normal This Year The Carbondale Daily Free Press September 13, 1939 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55281758/sixty-report-for-football-duties-at-sinu/ Newspapers.com Schedule y September 29 at Cape Girardeau<ncg> Houck Field Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO L 2-9 SINU Loses To Cape Girardeau Last Night, 9-2: Southern Leads At Half 2-0: Lost In Fourth The Carbondale Free Press September 30, 1939 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55280266/sinu-loses-to-cape-girardeau-last/ Newspapers.com October 14 at Arkansas State<ncg> Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR L 0-7 Arkansas State Defeat Southern In Homecoming Tilt The Carbondale Daily Free Press October 16, 1939 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55280457/arkansas-state-defeat-southern-in/ Newspapers.com October 21 Western Illinois<hc> McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL L 7-20 Homecomers Arrive for Celebration: Football Game And Dance To Be Featured The Carbondale Free Press October 21, 1939 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55280669/homecomers-arrive-for-celebration/ Newspapers.com October 28 at 1939 Illinois State Normal Redbirds Illinois State Normal McCormick Field Normal, IL L 7-13 State Normal Wins Homecoming Battle: Red Birds Defeat Southern in Wild 14 to 7 Game The Pantagraph Maurice Harling October 29, 1939 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55279409/state-normal-wins-homecoming-battle/ Newspapers.com November 4 Northern Illinois State McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL L 0-13 Northern Keeps in Thick of Race The Pantagraph (AP story) November 5, 1939 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55279679/northern-keeps-in-thick-of-race/ Newspapers.com November 10 1939 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL L 7-12 Eastern Trips Southern, 12-7 The Decatur Review (AP story) November 11, 1939 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55279822/eastern-trips-southern-12-7/ Newspapers.com November 18 1939 Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay<ncg> McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL L 6-26 Governors Uncork Power, Whip Illinois 26 to 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92220494/the-leaf-chronicle/ January 9, 2022 Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle November 20, 1939 4 Newspapers.com November 23 Cape Girardeau<ncg> McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL L 0-24 Cape Downs Maroons Here 24-0 Thursday The Carbondale Daily Free Press November 24, 1939 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55281176/cape-downs-maroons/ Newspapers.com References Southern Illinois Category:Southern Illinois Salukis football seasons Category:College football winless seasons Southern Illinois Maroons football