1939 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1939 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1939 college football season. The Tigers' were led by head coach Jack Meagher in his sixth season and finished the season with a record of five wins, five losses and one tie (5–5–1 overall, 3–3–1 in the SEC).^[1]

1939 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–5–1 (3–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Jack Meagher (6th season)
Home stadium	Auburn Stadium Legion Field Cramton Bowl
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Tennessee +	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Georgia Tech +	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Tulane +	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Auburn	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Alabama	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Georgia	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
LSU	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Florida	0	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Sewanee	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Auburn was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 30 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings,^[2] and at No. 39 in the final Litkenhous Ratings.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Birmingham–Southern*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 6–0	10,000	[4]
October 7	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 0–12	28,000	[5]
October 14	Mississippi State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 7–0	10,000	[6]
October 21	at Manhattan*	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–7	7,500–8,000	[7][8]
October 28	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 6–7	18,000	[9]
November 4	at Boston College*	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 7–13	15,000	[10]
November 11	Villanova*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 10–9	15,000	[11]
November 18	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 21–7		[12]
November 25	vs. Georgia	Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA (rivalry)	W 7–0	17,500	[13]
November 30	Florida	Auburn Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	T 7–7	13,000	[14]
December 9	at Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–7	25,000	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "1939 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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. "Auburn beats Birmingham in grid opener here". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 30, 1939. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tulane overpowers Auburn, 12–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 8, 1939. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Auburn blasts title hopes of Mississippi State with 7-to-0 victory". The Chattanooga Times. October 15, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Auburn spilled by Manhattan". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 22, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Jaspers Nip Auburn, 7-0, on Fay's Score". New York Daily News. October 22, 1939. p. 88 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Notre Dame and Georgia Tech elevens register 7–6 victories". The News and Observer. October 29, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Auburn bows in last five minutes of play". The Huntsville Times. November 5, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Tiger outclaws Wildcat, 10–9". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Auburn beats L.S.U., 21 to 7". The Chattanooga Times. November 19, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Jack Troy's running story of Auburn–Georgia game". The Atlanta Constitution. November 26, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Auburn, halted by Gun, gets 7–7 tie with Florida". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. December 1, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Vols shade Auburn, 7–0, receive Rose Bowl bid". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 10, 1939. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
16. DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: John F. "Jack" Meagher, 1939". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
17. "1939 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2015.