1939 Oregon Webfoots football team

1939 Oregon Webfoots football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–4–1 (3–3–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainNone
Home stadiumHayward Field, Multnomah Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 USC $ 5 – 0 – 2 8 – 0 – 2
No. 7 UCLA 5 – 0 – 3 6 – 0 – 4
Oregon State 6 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
Washington 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Oregon 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Washington State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Montana 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
California 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Stanford 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Idaho 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1939 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Tex Oliver, the Webfoots compiled a 3–4–1 record (3–3–1 in PCC, fifth), outscored their opponents 101 to 74, and recorded three shutouts.[1]

Oregon was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 49 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings,[2] and at No. 50 in the Litkenhous Ratings.[3]

Oregon played three home games on campus at Hayward Field in Eugene and one at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at USC
T 7–741,000[4]
October 7Stanford
W 10–020,000[5]
October 14at California
W 6–0
October 21Gonzaga*No. 11
L 7–125,500[6]
October 28at UCLA
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 6–1640,000[7]
November 4Washington State
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 38–0
November 11Oregon State
L 14–1922,000
November 25at Washington
L 13–2025,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ * McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, Oregon: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.
  2. ^ Paul Williamson (December 8, 1941). "Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  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. ^ Paul Zimmerman (October 1, 1930). "Doyle Nave Stars as Trojans Tie Oregon by 7-7 Score: Webfooters in Surprise; Southern California Comes From Behind to Get Even Break". The Los Angeles Times. pp. II-11, II-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Edward P. Morgan, "Oregon Whips Stanford, 10–0: Northerners Triumph Over Indians Second Time in 40 Years," Oakland Tribune, Oct. 8, 1939, pp. 12A-13A.
  6. ^ Dick Strite (October 22, 1939). "Fighting Gonzaga Bulldog team stops Oregon winning streak in major Coast upset by posting 12 to 7 victory". Eugene Register-Guard. pp. 1–2. Retrieved April 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "U.C.L.A. triumphs over Oregon, 16–6". New York Times. October 29, 1939. ProQuest 102771590. Retrieved April 12, 2021 – via Proquest.
  8. ^ "1939 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  9. ^ "1939 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  10. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 51. Retrieved September 3, 2023.