1939 Cal Aggies football team

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1939 Cal Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1939 record4–4 (0–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumA Street field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nevada $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA) 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 6 – 1
Chico State 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 2
Cal Aggies 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1939 Cal Aggies football team represented the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture[note 1] in the 1939 college football season. The team was known as either the Cal Aggies or California Aggies, and competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

The Aggies were led by third-year head coach Vern Hickey. They played home games at A Street field on campus in Davis, California. The Aggies finished with a record of four wins and four losses (4–4, 0–3 FWC). The Aggies outscored their opponents 92–73 for the 1939 season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at California*
L 14–32
October 6at San Francisco State[note 3]*
W 7–05,500[1]
October 14Humboldt State[note 4]*
W 12–2
October 20at Sacramento City College*Sacramento, CAW 12–6
October 28at Nevada
L 0–3
November 4Cal Poly[note 6]*
W 28–0
November 10at Pacific (CA)[note 7]
L 12–21
November 18Chico State[note 8]
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
L 7–9
  • *Non-conference game

[2][3]

NFL Draft[]

No Cal Aggies players were selected in the 1940 NFL Draft.[4][5]

Notes[]

  1. ^ University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959.
  2. ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. ^ Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  6. ^ California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.
  7. ^ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  8. ^ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.

References[]

  1. ^ "California Aggies Beat San Francisco State, 7-0". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 7, 1939. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  4. ^ "1940 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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