1939 Drake Bulldogs football team

The 1939 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1939 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Vee Green, the team compiled a 5–5 record (2–3 against MVC opponents), finished fourth in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 104 to 83.^[1]

1939 Drake Bulldogs football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	5–5 (2–3 MVC)
Head coach	Vee Green (7th season)
Home stadium	Drake Stadium
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Washington University $	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Oklahoma A&M	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Tulsa	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Drake	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Saint Louis	1	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Creighton	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Washburn	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Drake was ranked at No. 121 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Kansas*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 12–6	10,000	[3]
October 7	Grinnell*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 13–0
October 14	at Creighton	Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE	L 0–7	12,000	[4]
October 21	Iowa State*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 7–0	13,500	[5]
October 28	at Saint Louis	Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO	W 12–0		[6]
November 4	Washburn	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 20–7
November 10	at Miami (FL)*	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 6–33	16,415	[7]
November 18	Washington University	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 13–25	7,000	[8]
November 25	at Tulsa	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 0–14	5,000	[9]
November 30	at San Jose State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 0–12	13,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "1939 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
2. 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.
3. Brad Wilson (September 30, 1939). "Bulldogs Outgain, Outplay Big Six Opponents -- Drake Conquers Kansas, 12 To 6". The Des Moines Register. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bluejays Blast Stubborn Drake". Sunday World-Herald. October 15, 1939. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
5. Frank Brody (October 22, 1939). "Drake Upsets Iowa State, 7-0; Drives To Score As Game Wanes". The Des Moines Register. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Billikens Gain Only 63 Yards In Losing To Drake Team". St. Louis Globe-Dispatch. October 28, 1939. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Hurricane Power Sweeps Bulldogs Aside". The Miami Daily News. November 11, 1939. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Robert L. Burnes (November 19, 1939). "Bears Conquer Drake: Washington Scores 19 Points in Second Half to Win, 25-13". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
9. Roger Devlin (November 26, 1939). "Hurricane Defeats Drake Eleven, 14-6". Tulsa Tribune. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
10. "San Jose Beats Drake; Perfect Season!". San Francisco Examiner. December 1, 1939. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.