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1939 Georgia Teachers Blue Tide football team

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1939 Georgia Teachers Blue Tide football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Seasons
← 1939
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 Georgia Teachers Blue Tide football team represented the Georgia Teachers College—now known as Georgia Southern University—during the 1939 college football season. The team was led by Crook Smith in his 11th year as head coach.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29at StetsonDeland, FLL 0–19
October 7Jacksonville StateStatesboro, GAW 13–0[1]
University of HavanaW 14–0
October 19at Troy State
L 6–7[2]
October 27at South Georgia State CollegeDouglas, GAL 6–12
November 4SneadStatesboro, GAW 13–7
November 10at Middle Georgia CollegeCochran, GAL 7–13
November 18at Appalachian StateL 0–59[3]
November 18Armstrong JCStatesboro, GAW 7–0
December 9University of HavanaW 27–7

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References

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  1. ^ "Georgia Teachers defeat Alabamans". The Columbus Ledger. October 8, 1939. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Busby and Lee star in Troy's victory over Georgia". The Dothan Eagle. October 20, 1939. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Appalachian chalks up 59–0 win". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 18, 1939. Retrieved December 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1939 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.