1939 Georgia Teachers Blue Tide football team
| 1939 Georgia Teachers Blue Tide football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 5–5 |
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| Home stadium | Teachers College field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | – | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catholic University | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma City | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roanoke | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary Norfolk | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Maryland | – | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1939 Georgia Teachers Blue Tide football team represented the Georgia Teachers College—now known as Georgia Southern University—during the 1939 college football season. The team was led by Crook Smith in his 11th year as head coach.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | at Stetson |
| L 0–19 | [1][2] | ||
| October 7 | Jacksonville State | Statesboro, GA | W 13–0 | [3][4] | ||
| October 14 | University of Havana | Statesboro, GA | W 14–0 | [5] | ||
| October 19 | at Troy State |
| L 6–7 | [6] | ||
| October 27 | at South Georgia | Douglas, GA | L 6–12 | [7] | ||
| November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | Snead |
| W 13–7 | [8][9] | |
| November 10 | 8:00 p.m. | at Middle Georgia |
| L 6–13 | [10][11] | |
| November 18 | at Appalachian State | L 0–59 | [12] | |||
| November 23 | Armstrong | Statesboro, GA | W 7–0 | [13] | ||
| December 9 | University of Havana |
| W 27–7 | 3,000 | [14] | |
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References
- ^ "Hatters Revamp Eleven For SGTC". The Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. Associated Press. September 28, 1939. p. 11. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Stetson Wins, 19-0 Over Georgia Squad". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. Associated Press. September 30, 1939. p. 13. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Professors Beat Alabamans, 13-0". The Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. Associated Press. October 8, 1939. p. 9. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Georgia Teachers defeat Alabamans". The Columbus Ledger. October 8, 1939. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Teachers Batter Havana, 14-0". The Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. October 15, 1939. p. 8. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Busby and Lee star in Troy's victory over Georgia". The Dothan Eagle. October 20, 1939. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Teachers Beaten By South Georgia". The Macon News. Macon, Georgia. Associated Press. October 28, 1939. p. 5. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Profs Look Good For Snead Game". The Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. November 4, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Georgia Teachers Best Snead". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. Associated Press. October 28, 1939. p. 9. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Wolverines Play At Home Tonight". The Macon News. Macon, Georgia. November 10, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "MCG Defeats Teachers". The Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. November 11, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Appalachian chalks up 59–0 win". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 18, 1939. Retrieved December 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Georgia Plays Bernard". The Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. November 23, 1939. p. 8. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "South Georgians Clip Havana, 27-7". The Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. Associated Press. December 10, 1939. p. 13. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Georgia Southern University. p. 125. Retrieved July 11, 2025.