1939 Ohio Athletic Conference football season

The 1939 Ohio Athletic Conference football season was the season of college football played by the 20 member schools of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC), commonly referred to as the "Ohio Conference", as part of the 1939 college football season. It was the 18th season of intercollegiate football competition in the OAC.^[1]

1939 Ohio Athletic Conference football season
Sport	Football
Number of teams	19
Champion	Muskingum

1939 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Muskingum $	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Toledo	1	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Capital	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Case	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Bowling Green	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Findlay	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Denison	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Wittenberg	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
John Carroll	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Ohio Northern	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Marietta	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Mount Union	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Wooster	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Heidelberg	2	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Ashland	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Kent State	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Kenyon	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	6	–	1
Oberlin	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Otterbein	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

At a meeting of OAC coaches and athletic directors in May 1939, the OAC adopted a new ruling that it would begin recognizing a conference champion in the fall of 1939. No official record of conference champions had been made previously. In order to be eligible for the championship, the OAC ruled that a team must have played at least five games against OAC opponents.^[2][3] George Daniel was named conference commissioner for the 1939-40 academic year.^[4]

In June 1939, the Buckeye Conference was disbanded, leaving the OAC as "the only major conference operating among Ohio colleges."^[1]

The Muskingum Fighting Muskies won the 1939 OAC championship with an 8–1 record (7–0 against OAC opponents).^[5] Three Muskies won first-team spots on the 1939 All-OAC football teams, as selected by both the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP).^[6][7]

The Baldwin-Wallace Yellow Jackets compiled a 6–2 record and featured two of the OAC's best players. Guard Bill Childress received the highest vote count in the AP ballots for the All-OAC team, and back George Morris led the OAC with 100 points scored.^[6] Quarterback George Keel of Ohio Northern received the highest vote count in the UP ballots.^[7]

Teams

Muskingum

1939 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football
OAC champion
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	8–1 (7–0 OAC)
Head coach	Stu Holcomb (4th season)
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football team represented Muskingum University of New Concord, Ohio. In their fourth season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Fighting Muskies compiled an 8–1 record (7–0 against OAC opponents) and won the OAC championship.^[5]

Muskingum was ranked at No. 172 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[8]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Otterbein	New Concord, OH	W 32–0		[9]
September 30	at Washington & Jefferson*	Washington, PA	L 7–16		[10]
October 7	at Mount Union	Alliance, OH	W 14–0		[11]
October 13	Marietta	New Concord, OH	W 20–0
October 21	at Denison	Granville, OH	W 20–6	5,000	[12]
October 28	Wooster	New Concord, OH	W 20–7	3,200	[13]
November 4	at Ohio Northern	Ada, OH	W 19–0		[14]
November 11	Heidelberg	New Concord, OH	W 55–0		[15]
November 17	at Georgetown (KY)*	Georgetown, KY	W 26–0
*Non-conference game

Toledo

1939 Toledo Rockets football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	7–3 (1–0 OAC)
Head coach	Clarence Spears (4th season)
Captain	Frank Maher
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 Toledo Rockets football team represented Toledo University (renamed the University of Toledo in 1967) of Toledo, Ohio. In their fourth season under head coach Clarence Spears, the Rockets compiled a 7–3 record, shut out four of ten opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 180 to 59.^[16] The defense held opponents to 5.9 points per game and allowed only nine touchdowns, both of which remain program records. The team allowed zero passing touchdowns, which is tied for the program record.^[17]

Frank Maher, who later played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles, was the team captain. He returned a kickoff 92 yards in a game against Long Island.^[18]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Valparaiso*	University Stadium Toledo, OH	W 39–0		[19]
September 30	Detroit Tech*	University Stadium Toledo, OH	W 19–6		[20]
October 7	St. Mary's (TX)*	University Stadium Toledo, OH	W 20–12		[21]
October 14	North Dakota*	University Stadium Toledo, OH	W 26–7	5,000	[22]
October 20	at Scranton*	Scranton, PA	L 6–7	5,000	[23]
October 28	Western State Teachers (MI)*	University Stadium Toledo, OH	W 6–0		[24]
November 4	at John Carroll	Cleveland, OH	W 20–0		[25]
November 11	at Marshall*	Huntington, WV	L 12–14		[26]
November 18	Long Island*	University Stadium Toledo, OH	L 12–13		[27]
November 23	at Xavier*	Cincinnati, OH	W 20–0	5,000	[28]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Rocket was selected in the 1940 NFL draft following the season.^[29]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
10	83	Frank Maher	Back	Philadelphia Eagles

Capital

1939 Capital Crusaders football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	5–2 (5–1 OAC)
Head coach	Paul Davidson (2nd season)
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 Capital Crusaders football team represented Capital University of Columbus, Ohio. In their second year under head coach Paul Davidson, the Crusaders compiled a 5–2 record (5–1 against OAC opponents) and finished in third place in the OAC.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Kenyon	Columbus, OH	W 43–0		[30]
October 7	at Valparaiso**	Valparaiso, IN	L 8–12
October 14	at Bowling Green	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 7–6		[31]
October 21	Marietta	Columbus, OH	W 26–0
October 28	Ohio Northern	Columbus, OH	L 0–6
November 4	at Heidelberg	Armstrong Field Tiffin, OH	W 20–0
November 11	at Otterbein	Westerville, OH	W 25–0
*Non-conference game

Case

1939 Case Scientists football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	6–2 (3–1 OAC)
Head coach	Ray A. Ride (10th season)
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 Case Rough Riders football team represented the Case School of Applied Science in Cleveland, Ohio, now a part of Case Western Reserve University. In their tenth year under head coach Ray A. Ride, the Rough Riders compiled a 6–2 record (3–1 against OAC opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for fourth place in the OAC.

Case was ranked at No. 192 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[8]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Otterbein	Van Horn Field Cleveland, OH	W 51–0	500
October 7	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 20–13
October 14	Carnegie Tech	Cleveland, OH	L 0–21	7,000
October 28	John Carroll	Cleveland, OH	L 0–19	6,500
November 4	at Baldwin-Wallace	Berea, OH	W 6–0	7,000
November 11	at Wooster	Wooster, OH	W 15–6
November 24	Western Reserve	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH	L 0–18	16,500

Bowling Green

1939 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	6–1–1 (3–1–1 OAC)
Head coach	Harry Ockerman (5th season)
Captain	Edward Siminski
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State College (later renamed Bowling Green State University). In their fifth season under head coach Harry Ockerman, the Falcons compiled a 6–1–1 record (3–1–1 against OAC opponents), finished in a three-way tie for fourth place in the OAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 159 to 46. Edward Siminski was the team captain.^[32] The team played its home games at University Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Bluffton	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 35–0		[33]
October 7	Wayne*	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 9–0		[34]
October 14	Capital	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 6–7		[31]
October 21	Otterbein	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 26–6	5,000	[35]
October 28	at Wittenberg	Springfield, OH	W 19–13		[36]
November 4	at Kent State	Kent, OH (rivalry)	W 34–0		[37]
November 11	at Findlay	Findlay, OH	T 7–7		[38]
November 18	at Michigan State Normal*	Ypsilanti, MI	W 23–13		[39]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Findlay

1939 Findlay Oilers football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	4–2–1 (3–1–1 OAC)
Head coach	Howard Kissell (4th season)
Home stadium	Donnell Stadium
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 Findlay Oilers football team represented the University of Findlay of Findlay, Ohio. In their fourth year under head coach Howard Kissell, the Oilers compiled a 4–2–1 record (3–1–1 against OAC opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for fourth place in the OAC.

Findlay was ranked at No. 378 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[8]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Ohio Northern	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	L 9–14		[40]
October 6	Bluffton	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 39–0
October 14	Ashland	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 21–0
October 20	at Kent State	Rockwell Field Kent, OHH	W 10–7	3,000	[41]
October 28	at Assumption*	Windsor, Ontario	L 6–14
November 4	at Kenyon	Gambier, OH	W 26–0
November 11	Bowling Green	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	T 7–7		[38]
*Non-conference game

Denison

1939 Denison Big Red football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	6–2 (5–2 OAC)
Head coach	Tom Rogers (4th season)
Home stadium	Deeds Stadium
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1946 Denison Big Red football team represented Denison University of Granville, Ohio. In their fourth year under head coach Tom Rogers, the Big Red compiled a 5–2 record against OAC opponents) and finished in seventh place in the OAC.

Denison was ranked at No. 284 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[8]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Transylvania*	Deeds Stadium Granville, OH	W 26–0	3,500	[42]
October 6	Ohio Northern	Deeds Stadium Granville, OH	W 21–12		[43]
October 14	at Kenyon	Gambier, OH	W 27–0		[44]
October 21	Muskingum	Deeds Stadium Granville, OH	L 6–20	5,000	[12]
October 27	at Marietta	Marietta, OH	L 6–7		[45]
November 4	at Wittenberg	Wittenberg Stadium Springfield, OH	W 3–0		[46]
November 11	at Oberlin	Oberlin, OH	W 13–7		[47]
November 18	Wooster	Deeds Stadium Granville, OH	W 40–6		[48]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Wittenberg

1939 Wittenberg Tigers football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	5–3 (4–2 OAC)
Head coach	Bill Stobbs (11th season)
Home stadium	Wittenberg Stadium
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 Wittenberg Tigers football team represented the Wittenberg University of Springfield, Ohio. In their eleventh year under head coach Bill Stobbs, the Tigers compiled a 5–3 record (4–2 against OAC opponents) and finished in eighth place in the OAC.

Wittenberg was ranked at No. 242 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[8]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Carnegie Tech*	Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–35	6,000
October 7	Otterbein	Wittenberg Stadium Springfield, OH	W 51–0
October 14	Bluffton*	Wittenberg Stadium Springfield, OH	W 32–0
October 28	Bowling Green	Springfield, OH	L 13–19
November 4	Denison	Wittenberg Stadium Springfield, OH	L 0–3
November 11	at Marietta	Marietta, OH	W 13–0	3,500
November 18	Mount Union	Wittenberg Stadium Springfield, OH	W 46–7
November 25	at Oberlin	Oberlin, OH	W 14–0
*Non-conference game Homecoming

John Carroll

1939 John Carroll Blue Streaks football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	7–1 (2–1 OAC)
Head coach	Tom Conley (4th season)
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 John Carroll Blue Streaks football team represented John Carroll University of University Heights, Ohio. In their fourth season under head coach Tom Conley, the Blue Streaks compiled a 7–1 record (2–1 against OAC opponents).^[49] John Carroll won its first Big Four conference title, going a perfect 3–0.^[50]

Five John Carroll players received honors from the United Press on its 1939 All-Ohio Conference football team. End Jack Dewan won first-team honors, and four others received second-team recognition: tackle Sulzer; guard Rancourt; halfback Carl Estenik; and fullback Young.^[51]

John Carroll was ranked at No. 137 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[8]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	at Saint Francis (PA)*	Johnstown, PA	W 13–2		[52]
October 7	Baldwin–Wallace	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH	W 7–6		[53]
October 22	at Saint Joseph's*	Philadelphia, PA	W 6–0	5,000	[54]
October 28	Case	Shaw Stadium Cleveland, OH	W 19–0	6,500	[55]
November 4	Toledo	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH	L 0–20	4,000	[56]
November 11	Arkansas A&M*	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH	W 49–7	3,000	[57]
November 18	Western Reserve*	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH	W 6–0	17,000	[58]
November 23	at Akron*	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	W 25–6	7,500	[59]
*Non-conference game

Ohio Northern

1939 Ohio Northern Polar Bears football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	5–3 (5–3 OAC)
Head coach	Harris Lamb (9th season)
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 Ohio Northern Polar Bears football team represented Ohio Northern University of Ada, Ohio. In their ninth season under head coach Harris Lamb, the Polar Bears compiled a 5–3 record (5–3 against OAC opponents) and finished in tenth place in the OAC.^[60]

Ohio Northern was ranked at No. 361 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[8]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Findlay	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 14–9		[40]
September 30	at Wooster	Woster, OH	W 6–0		[61]
October 6	at Denison	Deeds Stadium Granville, OH	L 12–21		[43]
October 21	Ashland	Ada, OH	W 34–0
October 28	at Capital	Columbus, OH	W 6–0
November 4	Muskingum	Ada, OH	L 0–19		[14]
November 11	at Mount Union	Alliance, OH	L 0–7

Marietta

1939 Marietta Pioneers football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	4–3 (2–3 OAC)
Head coach	Frank L. Hayes (13th season)
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 Marietta Pioneers football team represented the Marietta College of Marietta, Ohio. In their 13th year under head coach Frank L. Hayes, the Pioneers compiled a 4–3 record (2–3 against OAC opponents) and finished in a tie for 11th place in the OAC.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Rio Grande*	Marietta, OH	W 25–0		[62]
October 6	Fairmont (WV)*	Marietta, OH	W 13–12
October 13	at Muskingum	New Concord, OH	L 0–20		[63]
October 21	at Capital	Columbus, OH	L 0–26
October 27	Denison	Marietta, OH	W 7–6		[45]
November 4	Otterbein	Westerville, OH	W 16–0		[64]
November 11	Wittenberg	Marietta, OH	L 0–13	3,500	[65]
*Non-conference game

Mount Union

1939 Mount Union Purple Raiders football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	3–5–1 (2–3–1 OAC)
Head coach	Harry Geltz (8th season)
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team represented the University of Mount Union of Alliance, Ohio. In their eighth season under head coach Harry Geltz, the Purple Raiders compiled a 3–5–1 record (2–3–1 against OAC opponents) and finished in a tie for 11th place in the OAC.

Mount Union was ranked at No. 348 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[8]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Albion*	Alliance, OH	W 13–0
September 30	at Miami (OH)*	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 0–7		[66]
October 7	Muskingum	Alliance, OH	L 0–14
October 14	Kent State	Alliance, OH	T 6–6
October 21	at Wooster	Wooster, OH	L 0–20
October 28	at Heidelberg	Armstrong Field Heidelberg	W 34–0
November 4	at Hiram*	Hiram, OH	L 13–25
November 11	Ohio Northern	Alliance, OH	W 7–0
November 18	at Wittenberg	Wittenberg Stadium Springfield, OH	L 7–46
*Non-conference game

Wooster

1939 Wooster Fighting Scots football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	2–6 (2–4 OAC)
Head coach	Lawrence C. Boles (13th season)
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 Wooster Fighting Scots football team represented the College of Wooster of Wooster, Ohio. In their 13th and final year under head coach Lawrence C. Boles, the Fighting Scots compiled a 2–6 record (2–4 against OAC opponents) and finished in a tie for 13th place in the OAC.

Wooster was ranked at No. 354 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[8]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Ohio Northern	Wooster, OH	L 0–6		[61]
October 7	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 0–20		[67]
October 14	at Washington & Jefferson*	Washington, PA	L 0–7	3,500	[68]
October 21	Mount Union	Wooster, OH	W 20–0		[69]
October 28	at Muskingum	New Concord, OH	L 7–20		[13]
November 4	Oberlin	Wooster, OH	W 19–15		[70]
November 11	Case	Wooster, OH	L 6–15		[71]
November 18	at Denison	Deeds Stadium Granville, OH	L 6–40		[48]
*Non-conference game

Baldwin–Wallace

1939 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	6–2 (1–2 OAC)
Head coach	Ray E. Watts (12th season)
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets football team represented Baldwin Wallace University of Berea, Ohio. In their 12th season under head coach Ray E. Watts, the Yellow Jackets compiled 6–2 record (1–2 against OAC opponents), finished in a tie for 13th place in the OAC and finished in 12th place in the OAC.

Baldwin-Wallace back George Morris led Ohio with 100 points scored.^[72]

Baldwin-Wallace was ranked at No. 101 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[8]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Hiram	Berea, OH	W 19–0
October 7	at John Carroll	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH	L 6–7
October 14	Grand Rapids	Berea, OH	W 63–0
October 20	at Western Reserve	Shaw Stadium East Cleveland, OH	W 8–7	12,000
November 4	Case	Berea, OH	L 0–6	7,000
November 11	at Akron	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	W 39–7	6,200	[73]
November 18	Kent State	Berea, OH	W 40–6	2,000
November 23	Ohio Wesleyan		W 22–7

Heidelberg

1939 Heidelberg Student Princes football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	2–7 (2–5 OAC)
Head coach	Ted Turney (10th season)
Home stadium	Armstrong Field
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 Heidelberg Student Princes football team represented the Heidelberg University of Tiffin, Ohio. In their tenth season under head coach Ted Turney, the Student Princes compiled a 2–7 record (2–5 against OAC opponents) and finished in 15th place in the OAC.

Heidelberg as ranked at No. 568 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[8]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Ashland	Armstrong Field Tiffin, OH	W 14–6		[74]
October 7	at Kent State	Rockwell Field Kent, OH	L 0–19	3,000	[75]
October 14	Ohio Northern	Armstrong Field Tiffin, OH	L 0–7	1,500	[76]
October 21	at Kenyon	Mount Vernon, OH	W 9–0		[77]
October 28	Mount Union	Armstrong Field Tiffin, OH	L 0–34
November 4	Capital	Armstrong Field Tiffin, OH	W 6–0
November 11	at Muskingum	New Concord, OH	L 0–55		[15]
November 18	at Detroit Tech*	Robinson Field Detroit, MI	L 0–52		[78]
November 25	at Bethany*	Bethany, WV	L 0–13		[79]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Ashland

1939 Ashland Eagles football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	2–4 (1–3 OAC)
Head coach	Tony Loreno (2nd season)
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 Ashland Eagles football team represented Ashland University of Ashland, Ohio. In their second year under head coach Tony Loreno, the Tigers compiled a 2–4 record (1–3 against OAC opponents) and finished in a tie for 16th place in the OAC.

Ashland was ranked at No. 579 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[8]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Heidelberg	Armstrong Field Tiffin, OH	L 6–14
October 7	Defiance*		W 33–7
October 14	at Findlay	Findlay, OH	L 0–21
October 21	at Ohio Northern	Ada, OH	L 0–34
October 28	Otterbein	Ashland, OH	W 18–0
*Non-conference game

Kent State

1939 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	3–4–1 (1–3–1 OAC)
Head coach	Donald Starn (5th season)
Home stadium	Rockwell Field
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University of Kent, Ohio. In their fifth season under head coach Donald Starn, the Golden Flashes compiled a 3–4–1 record (1–3–1 against OAC opponents). The team compiled a 3–1–1 record through the end of October, but then lost all three November games, including back-to-back shutouts against rival Bowling Green (0–34) and Western Reserve (0–38).^[80]

Kent State was ranked at No. 424 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[8]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Lawrence Tech*	Rockwell Field Kent, OH	W 20–6		[81][82]
October 7	Heidelberg	Rockwell Field Kent, OH	W 19–0	3,000	[83]
October 14	at Mount Union	Alliance, OH	T 6–6	3,000	[84]
October 20	Findlay	Rockwell Field Kent, OH	L 7–10	3,000	[41]
October 28	at Hobart*	Boswell Field Geneva, NY	W 8–6		[85]
November 4	Bowling Green	Rockwell Field Kent, OH (rivalry)	L 0–34	5,000	[86]
November 11	at Western Reserve*	League Park Cleveland, OH	L 0–38	8,000	[87]
November 18	at Baldwin–Wallace	Berea, OH	L 6–40	2,000	[88]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Kenyon

1939 Kenyon Lords football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	0–6–1 (0–4 OAC)
Head coach	Dwight Hafeli (3rd season)
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 Kenyon Lords football team represented Kenyon College of Gambier, Ohio. In their third year under head coach Dwight Hafeli, the Lords compiled a 0–6–1 record (0–4 against OAC opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for last place in the OAC.

Kenyon was ranked at No. 585 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[8]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	vs. Bluffton*	Lima Stadium Lima, OH	L 0–3	1,700	[89]
September 30	at Capital	Columbus, OH	L 0–43		[30]
October 7	at Hobart*	Geneva, NY	L 0–27
October 14	Denison	Gambier, OH	L 0–27
October 21	Heidelberg	Mount Vernon, OH	L 0–9
October 28	Alfred Holbrook*	Mount Vernon, OH	T 0–0
November 4	Findlay	Gambier, OH	L 0–26
*Non-conference game

Oberlin

1939 Oberlin Yeomen football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	3–4–1 (0–3 OAC)
Head coach	Lysle K. Butler (10th season)
Captain	Robert T. Kretchmar
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 Oberlin Yeomen football team represented Oberlin College of Oberlin, Ohio. In their 10th season under head coach Lysle K. Butler, the Cardinals compiled a 3–4–1 record (0–3 against OAC opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for last place in the OAC.

Senior quarterback Robert T. Kretchmar was the captain.^[90]

Oberlin was ranked at No. 432 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[8]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 7	Rochester*	Oberlin, OH	W 12–0	5,000	[91]
October 14	at Allegheny*	Meadville, PA	W 27–0	2,000	[92]
October 21	at Hamilton*	Clinton, NY	W 6–0		[93]
October 28	Swarthmore*	Oberlin, OH	T 12–12		[94]
November 4	at Wooster	Wooster, OH	L 14–19		[70]
November 11	Denison	Oberlin, OH	L 7–13		[47]
November 18	at Chicago*	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	L 0–25	3,000	[95]
November 25	Wittenberg	Oberlin, OH	L 0–14		[96]
*Non-conference game

Otterbein

1939 Otterbein Cardinals football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	0–8 (0–7 OAC)
Head coach	Sam T. Selby (1st season)
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 Otterbein Cardinals football team represented Otterbein University of Westerville, Ohio. In their first season under head coach Sam T. Selby, the Cardinals compiled a 0–8 record (0–7 against OAC opponent) and finished in a three-way tie for last place in the OAC.

Otterbein was ranked at No. 590 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[8]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Muskingum	New Concord, OH	L 0–32		[9]
September 30	at Case	Van Horn Field Cleveland, OH	L 0–51	500
October 7	at Wittenberg	Wittenberg Stadium Springfield, OH	L 0–51
October 14	at Waynesburg*	Waynesburg, PA	L 0–32		[97]
October 21	at Bowling Green	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 6–26	5,000	[35]
October 28	at Ashland	Ashland, OH	L 0–18
November 4	Marietta		L 0–16
November 11	Capital	Westerville, OH	L 0–25
*Non-conference game

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