1939 Rollins Tars football team

1939 Rollins Tars football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1 (5–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumGreater Orlando Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
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 Rollins Tars football team was an American football team that represented Rollins College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1939 college football season. In their 11th years under head coach Jack McDowall, the Tars compiled an 8–1 record (5–1 against SIAA opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 239 to 42.

Rollins was ranked at No. 98 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[1]

The team played its home games at the Greater Orlando Stadium in Orlando, Florida.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at ErskineAnderson, SCW 27–03,000[2]
September 23vs. Appalachian State*
W 14–7[3]
September 29South Georgia State*
W 54–72,000[4]
October 6at StetsonDeLand, FLW 27–72,000[5]
October 20at Miami (FL)
L 6–1416,909[6]
October 27Havana*
  • Greater Orlando Stadium
  • Orlando, FL
W 25–0[7]
November 17at TampaTampa, FLW 46–0[8]
November 24Presbyterian
  • Greater Orlando Stadium
  • Orlando, FL
W 13–0[9]
December 1Stetson
  • Greater Orlando Stadium
  • Orlando, FL
W 27–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Rollins Defeats Erskine, 27 to 0: Tars Open Season With An Easy Victory". The Fort Lauderdale Daily News. September 16, 1939. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rollins Tars continue victory march, giving 14–7 thumping to Appalachian". The Orlando Sentinel-Star. September 24, 1939. Retrieved December 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tars Smother South Georgia State Under 54-7 Avalanche". Orlando Morning Sentinel. September 30, 1939. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bob Hayes (October 7, 1939). "Rollins Smashes Thru Stetson Grid Outfit 27-7". Orlando Morning Sentinel. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hurricanes Turn Back Those Tars, 14 to 6". The Herald. October 21, 1939. p. 10A – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Wilson McGee (October 28, 1939). "Rollins Outbattles Game Havana Team 25-0, at Stadium". Orlando Reporter-Star. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Byron Hollingsworth (November 18, 1939). "Spartans Crushed by Strong Rollins Eleven 46-0". The Tampa Daily Times. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Wilson McGeedate=November 25, 1939. "Rollins' Passing Attack Nets 13-0 Presbyterian Victory: Justice, Lingerfelt And Jones Star". Orlando Reporter-Star. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Wilson McGee (December 2, 1939). "Tars Come From Behind To Trounce Stetson 27-7". Orlando Reporter-Star. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.