1939 Southern Illinois Maroons football team

1939 Southern Illinois Maroons football
Conference	Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	0–8 (0–4 IIAC)
Head coach	Glenn Martin (1st season)
Captain	George Holliday, Elbert Smith
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
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1939 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Western Illinois $	3	–	0	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Illinois State Normal	3	–	0	–	2			4	–	2	–	3
Northern Illinois State	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	1
Carthage	2	–	1	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Eastern Illinois	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Elmhurst	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
Eureka	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1939 Southern Illinois Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois Normal University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1939 college football season. Under first-year head coach Glenn Martin, the team compiled a 0–8 record and finished in last place in the IIAC. ^[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

George Holliday, a fullback from Elkville, and Elbert Smith, a tackle from Carterville, were the team captains. ^[2] Quarterback Bob Musgrave was the team's only representative on the Associated Press All-Illinois Intercollegiate Conference football team. ^[3] Other key players included Heine Stumpf and Bill Groves. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 29	at Cape Girardeau *	Houck Field Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	L 2–9	[4]
October 14	at Arkansas State *	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 0–7	[5]
October 21	Western Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 7–20	[6]
October 28	at Illinois State Normal	McCormick Field Normal, IL	L 7–13	[7]
November 4	Northern Illinois State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 0–13	[8]
November 10	Eastern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 7–12	[9]
November 18	Austin Peay *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 6–26	[10]
November 23	Cape Girardeau*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 0–24	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 115. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
2. "Sixty Report for Football Duties at SINU: Eighteen Lettermen Return To Normal This Year". The Carbondale Daily Free Press. September 13, 1939. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Maroon Back Named On All-Conference Eleven By Newsmen". The Carbondale Daily Free Press. November 28, 1939. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "SINU Loses To Cape Girardeau Last Night, 9-2: Southern Leads At Half 2-0: Lost In Fourth". The Carbondale Free Press. September 30, 1939. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Arkansas State Defeat Southern In Homecoming Tilt". The Carbondale Daily Free Press. October 16, 1939. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Homecomers Arrive for Celebration: Football Game And Dance To Be Featured". The Carbondale Free Press. October 21, 1939. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Maurice Harling (October 29, 1939). "State Normal Wins Homecoming Battle: Red Birds Defeat Southern in Wild 14 to 7 Game". The Pantagraph. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Northern Keeps in Thick of Race". The Pantagraph (AP story). November 5, 1939. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Eastern Trips Southern, 12-7". The Decatur Review (AP story). November 11, 1939. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Governors Uncork Power, Whip Illinois 26 to 6". Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle . November 20, 1939. p. 4. Retrieved January 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Cape Downs Maroons Here 24-0 Thursday". The Carbondale Daily Free Press. November 24, 1939. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.