1939 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team

1939 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	1–6–1 (1–5–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Ernest Alley (1st season)
Captain	Sam Smith
Home stadium	Horace Jones Field
Seasons ←  1938 1940  →

1939 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Normal $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Tennessee Tech	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Mississippi College	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	1
Miami (FL)	2	–	0	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Rollins	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Western Kentucky State Teachers	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Mississippi State Teachers	4	–	1	–	0			4	–	2	–	3
Murray State	4	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Newberry	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	1	–	4
Presbyterian	3	–	1	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Georgetown (KY)	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Union (TN)	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Morehead State	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Louisville	1	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Union (KY)	1	–	1	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
Oglethorpe	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Centre	1	–	1	–	1			1	–	5	–	2
Centenary	1	–	1	–	0			2	–	9	–	1
Louisiana Tech	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
West Tennessee State Teachers	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Troy State	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
SW Louisiana	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Stetson	2	–	4	–	2			3	–	5	–	2
Louisiana College	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers	1	–	5	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
Erskine	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Delta State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Wofford	0	–	2	–	3			1	–	5	–	3
Tampa	0	–	3	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Jacksonville State	0	–	3	–	1			0	–	8	–	2
Transylvania	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Emory and Henry	0	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1939 Middle Tennessee State Teachers football team represented the Middle Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as Middle Tennessee State University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1939 college football season. Led by Ernest Alley in his first season as head coach, Middle Tennessee State Teachers compiled an overall record of 1–6–1 with a mark of 1–5–1 in conference play. ^[1] The team's captain was Sam Smith. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Jacksonville State	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	T 6–6	4,000	[3]
September 29	Murray State	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 2–14
October 13	West Tennessee State Teachers	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 6–25
October 20	at Cumberland (TN) *	Lebanon, TN	L 6–14
October 28	at Western Kentucky State Teachers	Western Stadium Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	L 2–26
November 11	Union (TN)	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 0–13
November 17	Troy State	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)	W 14–7	1,500	[4]
November 25	at Tennessee Tech	Overhill Field Cookeville, TN	L 3–20
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Football Standings". Montgomery Advertiser . Montgomery, Alabama. December 8, 1939. p. 22. Retrieved September 23, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
2. "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
3. "Froggy Smith races 74 yards as Raiders tie Alabama team". Nashville Banner. September 23, 1939. Retrieved December 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tech and Blue Raiders score smash victories". Nashville Banner. November 18, 1939. Retrieved November 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.