1939 West Tennessee State Teachers Tigers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1939 West Tennessee State Teachers Tigers football Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 3–8 3–4 Cecil C. Humphreys 1st Crump Stadium 1938 The 1939 West Tennessee State Teachers Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the West Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as the University of Memphis) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1939 college football season. In their first season under head coach Cecil C. Humphreys, West Tennessee State Teachers compiled a 3–8 record. West Tennessee was ranked at No. 313 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth E. E. Litkenhous Johnson City Sunday Press December 31, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/ Newspapers.com Schedule September 23 l y 1939 Louisiana College Wildcats Louisiana College Alumni Field Pineville, LA 15–19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85858869/play-by-play-of-louisiana-college-west/ The Alexandria Daily Town Talk Play-by-play of Louisiana College, West Tennessee Teachers' contest September 25, 1939 September 22, 2021 Newspapers.com September 29 Friday l y Arkansas State Crump Stadium Memphis, TN 6–7 rivalry https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111446335/arkansas-state-pins-back-tigers-ears-7/ The Commercial Appeal Arkansas State pins back Tigers' ears, 7–6 September 30, 1939 October 16, 2022 Newspapers.com October 6 Friday l y 1939 Union (Tennessee) Bulldogs Union (TN) Rothrock Field Jackson, TN 12–13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55671773/ The Jackson Sun Bulldogs down Tutors 13 to 12 October 8, 1939 September 22, 2021 Newspapers.com October 13 Friday w y Middle Tennessee State Teachers Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 25–6 2,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85859764/raiders-lose-to-memphis-11/ The Tennessean Raiders lose to Memphis 11 October 14, 1939 September 22, 2021 Newspapers.com October 21 l y Western Kentucky State Teachers Crump Stadium Memphis, TN 0–12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85860013/fast-stepping-western-backfield-defeats/ The Park City Daily News Fast-stepping Western backfield defeats West Tennessee 12–0 October 22, 1939 September 22, 2021 Newspapers.com October 28 l 1939 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Crump Stadium Memphis, TN 0–15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85860296/eagle-eleven-tips-teachers/ The Tennessean Eagle eleven tips Teachers October 29, 1939 September 22, 2021 Newspapers.com November 3 Friday w y Troy State Wiregrass Stadium Dothan, AL 13–7 1,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85860522/memphis-defeats-troy-wave-137/ The Montgomery Advertiser Memphis defeats Troy Wave, 13–7 November 4, 1939 September 22, 2021 Newspapers.com November 11 w 1939 Delta State Statesmen Delta State Crump Stadium Memphis, TN 7–0 October 18 l y y Ole Miss Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 7–46 rivalry 4,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85860961/rebels-use-only-straight-football-to-tro/ The Clarion-Ledger Rebels use only straight football to trounce Teachers November 19, 1939 September 22, 2021 Newspapers.com November 25 l y Millsaps Crump Stadium Memphis, TN 0–2 400 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85861190/millsaps-ends-year-with-win/ The Clarion-Ledger Millsaps ends year with win November 26, 1939 September 22, 2021 Newspapers.com December 2 l y y Southwestern (TN) Crump Stadium Memphis, TN 0–32 3,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-lynx-swamps-tutors/144403295/ The Commercial Appeal Lynx swamps Tutors by 32 to 0 margin to gain city title December 3, 1939 March 29, 2024 Newspapers.com References West Tennessee State Teachers Category:Memphis Tigers football seasons West Tennessee State Teachers Tigers football