1939 Troy State Red Wave football
AIC champion
ConferenceAlabama Intercollegiate Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–4 (3–0 AIC, 2–3 SIAA)
Head coach
  • Albert Choate (3rd season)
Home stadiumPace Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Alabama Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Troy State $ 3 0 0 7 4 0
Snead 2 0 1 2 3 2
Marion 3 2 0 4 4 0
Livingston State 2 2 0 4 5 0
St. Bernard 0 3 0 2 4 0
Jacksonville State 0 3 1 0 8 2
  • $ – Conference champion
1939 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Normal $ 7 0 0 11 0 0
Tennessee Tech 4 0 0 6 3 1
Mississippi College 3 0 0 6 1 1
Miami (FL) 2 0 0 5 5 0
Rollins 5 1 0 8 1 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 5 1 1 7 1 1
Mississippi State Teachers 4 1 0 4 2 3
Murray State 4 1 1 4 4 1
Newberry 3 1 1 4 1 4
Presbyterian 3 1 2 4 3 2
Georgetown (KY) 2 1 1 4 4 1
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 3 2 0 6 3 0
Union (TN) 3 2 0 7 2 0
Morehead State 2 2 0 6 2 0
Louisville 1 1 1 5 2 1
Union (KY) 1 1 1 3 3 1
Oglethorpe 3 3 1 3 4 1
Centre 1 1 1 1 5 2
Centenary 1 1 0 2 9 1
Louisiana Tech 3 4 0 5 6 0
West Tennessee State Teachers 3 4 0 3 8 0
Troy State 2 3 0 7 4 0
SW Louisiana 2 3 0 3 5 1
Stetson 2 4 2 3 5 2
Louisiana College 2 5 0 4 6 1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 1 5 1 1 6 1
Erskine 1 5 0 1 9 0
Delta State 1 6 0 1 9 0
Wofford 0 2 3 1 5 3
Tampa 0 3 1 2 7 1
Jacksonville State 0 3 1 0 8 2
Transylvania 0 7 0 1 8 0
Emory and Henry 0 0 0 7 2 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Livingston State
W 13–0[1]
September 30at Mississippi State TeachersL 6–13[2]
October 6at Spring Hill*
L 0–13[3]
October 14at Delta State
W 14–0[4]
October 19Georgia Teachers*
W 7–6[5]
October 26at Marion
W 13–6[6]
November 3West Tennessee State
  • Wiregrass Stadium
  • Dothan, AL
L 7–131,500[7]
November 11Jacksonville State
W 27–0[8]
November 17at Middle Tennessee StateL 7–141,500[9]
November 30Livingston State*
  • Wiregrass Stadium
  • Dothan, AL
W 7–01,200[10]
December 5at Fort Benning*W 20–66,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Troy wins, 13 to 0, over Livingston". The Birmingham News. September 23, 1939. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "STC has tough battle to win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 1, 1939. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Badgers defeat Troy by 13–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 7, 1939. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Delta loses to Troy Teachers by score of 14–0". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 15, 1939. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Busby and Lee star in Troy's victory over Georgia". The Dothan Eagle. October 20, 1939. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Troy State Teachers annex over Institute". The Selma Times-Journal. October 27, 1939. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Memphis defeats Troy Wave, 13–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 4, 1939. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Troy wallops Jax eleven to win grid title". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 12, 1939. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tech and Blue Raiders score smash victories". Nashville Banner. November 18, 1939. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Troy Red Wave defeat". The Dothan Eagle. December 1, 1939. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Troy Teachers defeat 18th Infantry, 20 to 6". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. December 6, 1939. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.