Gopher Football 1939 Season

1939 Schedule Date Opponent W/L/T Score 09/30/1939 Arizona (6-4) W 62-0 10/07/1939 @ Nebraska (7-1-1) L 0-6 10/14/1939 Purdue (3-3-2) T 13-13 10/21/1939 Homecoming Ohio State (6-2) L 20-23 11/04/1939 Northwestern (3-4-1) L 7-14 11/11/1939 @ Michigan (6-2) W 20-7 11/18/1939 @ Iowa (6-1-1) L 9-13 11/25/1939 Wisconsin (1-6-1) W 23-6

1939 Big Ten Standings Team Conference Overall W L T PCT W L T PCT Ohio State 5 1 0 .833 6 2 0 .750 Iowa 4 1 1 .750 6 1 1 .813 Michigan 3 2 0 .600 6 2 0 .750 Purdue 2 1 2 .600 3 3 2 .500 Northwestern 3 2 1 .583 3 4 1 .438 Illinois 3 3 0 .500 3 4 1 .438 Minnesota 2 3 1 .417 3 4 1 .438 Indiana 2 3 0 .400 2 4 2 .375 Wisconsin 0 5 1 .083 1 6 1 .188 Chicago 0 3 0 .000 2 6 0 .250

Season notes:

Coached by Bernie Bierman (8th season).

1939 Poll Results

Associated Press
1. Texas A&M 11-0-0 2. Tennessee 10-1-0 3. Southern California 8-0-2 4. Cornell 8-0-0 5. Tulane 8-1-1 6. Missouri 8-2-0 7. UCLA 6-0-4 8. Duke 8-1-0 9. Iowa 6-1-1 10. Duquesne 8-0-1 11. Boston College 9-2-0 12. Clemson 9-1-0 13. Notre Dame 7-2-0 14. Santa Clara 5-1-3 15. Ohio State 6-2-0 16. Georgia Tech 8-2-0 17. Fordham 6-2-0 18. Nebraska 7-1-0 19. Oklahoma 6-2-0 20. Michigan 6-2-0

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1939 Season Bowl Results Rose Bowl - 01/01/1940 Southern California 14, Tennessee 0 Orange Bowl - 01/01/1940 Georgia Tech 21, Missouri 7 Sugar Bowl - 01/01/1940 Texas A&M 14, Tulane 13 Cotton Bowl - 01/01/1940 Clemson 6, Boston College 3 Sun Bowl - 01/01/1940 Arizona State 0, Catholic 0