1939 Spring Hill Badgers football
ConferenceDixie Conference
Record1–7–1 (0–4–1 Dixie)
Head coach
1939 Dixie Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southwestern (TN) $ 2 0 03 5 1
Loyola (LA) 3 1 05 5 0
Mississippi College 3 1 16 1 1
Chattanooga 2 1 15 2 1
Millsaps 2 1 14 3 2
Birmingham–Southern 2 3 13 5 1
Howard (AL) 2 3 13 6 1
Mercer 1 3 03 7 0
Spring Hill 0 4 11 7 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1939 Spring Hill Badgers football team was an American football team that represented Spring Hill College as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their second year under head coach Earle Smith, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Pensacola NAS*
L 0–41[1]
October 6Troy State*
W 13–0[2]
October 13at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 0–20[3]
October 20at Mississippi College
L 7–25[4]
October 27Howard (AL)
  • Dorn Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
T 0–03,500[5]
November 3Southeastern Louisiana*
  • Dorn Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
L 0–6[6]
November 11at Millsaps
L 0–6[7]
November 17at Birmingham–Southern
L 6–134,000[8]
November 23at Loyola (LA)L 7–13[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Air Station smothers Spring Hill College, 41–0". Pensacola News Journal. October 1, 1939. Retrieved December 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Badgers defeat Troy by 13–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 7, 1939. Retrieved December 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "S.L.I. defeats Spring Hill, 20–0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 14, 1939. Retrieved December 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Choctaws on spree in final half, beat Spring Hill 25 to 7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1939. Retrieved December 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bulldogs try two goals but fail to score". The Birmingham News. October 28, 1939. Retrieved December 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Spring Hill bows on late pass, 6–0". The Birmingham News. November 4, 1939. Retrieved December 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Millsaps uncovers passing attack to beat Badgers, 6–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 1939. Retrieved December 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Southern wins in final bowl scrap". The Birmingham News. November 18, 1939. Retrieved December 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Loyola drowns Spring Hill foe by 13–7 score". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 24, 1939. p. 19. Retrieved December 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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