1939 Central Michigan Bearcats football team

The 1939 Central Michigan Bearcats football team represented Central Michigan College of Education, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their third season under head coach Ron Finch, the Bearcats compiled an 8–1 record, shut out six opponents, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 167 to 40. The team's sole loss was by a 20–7 score to Gus Dorais' 1939 Detroit Titans football team.[1][2]

1939 Central Michigan Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
1939 record8–1
Head coach
1939 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 (MI)      2 6 1
Miami (OH)      1 7 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22at DetroitL 7–20
September 29at Ferris Institute Big Rapids, MIW 20–0
September 30 Northern Illinois
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 6–0
October 6 Northern State Teachers
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 37–0
October 14at Eastern Kentucky W 18–14
October 21at 1939 Michigan State Normal
W 14–0
October 27 Ball State
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 7–0
November 11 Wayne
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 33–6
Grand Rapids
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 25–0

References

  1. "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 109. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  2. "Central Michigan Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
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