1939 Wayne Tartars football team

The 1939 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Joe Gembis, the Tartars compiled a 4–5 record and were outscored by opponents, 117 to 66.^[2]

1939 Wayne Tartars football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	Joe Gembis (8th season)
Captain	Frank Cudillo
Home stadium	Keyworth Stadium[1]
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Central Michigan			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	0
Ohio			–					6	–	3	–	0
Detroit			–					5	–	3	–	1
Akron			–					5	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	3	–	2
Ohio Wesleyan			–					5	–	4	–	1
Marquette			–					4	–	4	–	0
Michigan State			–					4	–	4	–	1
Dayton			–					4	–	4	–	1
Michigan State Normal			–					3	–	3	–	1
Wayne			–					4	–	5	–	0
Xavier			–					3	–	5	–	1
Western State Teachers (MI)			–					2	–	6	–	1
Miami (OH)			–					1	–	7	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Wayne was ranked at No. 303 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Michigan State	Macklin Field East Lansing, MI	L 0–16	23,000	[4]
October 7	at Bowling Green	Bowling Green, OH	L 0–9		[5]
October 13	at Michigan State Normal	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 9–7		[6]
October 21	Cincinnati	Keyworth Stadium Hamtramck, MI	L 0–21	3,500	[7]
October 28	at Akron	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	W 18–12	5,402	[8]
November 4	Michigan State Normal	Keyworth Stadium Hamtramck, MI	L 6–13	5,000	[9]
November 11	at Central Michigan	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	L 6–33	5,500	[10]
November 18	Buffalo	Keyworth Stadium Hamtramck, MI	W 20–0	4,500	[11]
November 23	Western State Teachers (MI)	Keyworth Stadium Hamtramck, MI	W 7–6	6,000	[12]
Homecoming

References

1. "Wayne Gets Field for 1938 Football". Detroit Free Press. December 9, 1937. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. pp. 111, 114. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
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. John N. Sabo (October 1, 1940). "Spartans Subdue Wayne, 16-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Wayne Offense Falls Flat and Bowling Green Scores 9-0 Upset". Detroit Free Press. October 8, 1939. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Blocked Kick Gives Tartars First Triumph". Detroit Free Press. October 14, 1939. pp. 15, 17.
7. "Cincinnati's Weight Edge Tells and Wayne Goes Down, 21 to 0". Detroit Free Press. October 22, 1939. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Eddie Butler (October 29, 1939). "Rally Falls Short, Erring Zippers Lose to Wayne Squad, 18-12". The Akron Beacon-Journal. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
9. Ernie Stefani (November 5, 1939). "Long Runs by Walsh and Siera Enable Hurons to Beat Wayne, 13-6". Detroit Free Press. p. Sport 5 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bearcats Rout Tartar Eleven: Central Wins, 33-6, for Eighth in a Row". Detroit Free Press. November 12, 1939. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Ernie Stefani (November 19, 1939). "Wayne Downs Buffalo, 20-0". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Tod Rockwell (November 24, 1939). "Wayne Eleven Beats Western State for First Time, 7 to 6". Detroit Free Press. pp. 25, 27 – via Newspapers.com.