1939 Central Michigan Bearcats football team

1939 Midwestern college football independents records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1939 Central Michigan Bearcats football
1939 Central Michigan Bearcats football
Conference	Independent
1939 record	8–1
Head coach	Ron Finch (3rd season);
	Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 Central Michigan Bearcats football team represented Central Michigan College of Education, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their third season under head coach Ron Finch, the Bearcats compiled an 8–1 record, shut out six opponents, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 167 to 40. The team's sole loss was by a 20–7 score to Gus Dorais' 1939 Detroit Titans football team.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit	L 7–20
September 29	at Ferris Institute	Big Rapids, MI	W 20–0
September 30	Northern Illinois	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 6–0
October 6	Northern State Teachers	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 37–0
October 14	at Eastern Kentucky		W 18��14
October 21	at 1939 Michigan State Normal	Walter O. Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)	W 14–0
October 27	Ball State	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 7–0
November 11	Wayne	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 33–6
	Grand Rapids	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 25–0

References[]

^ "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
^ "Central Michigan Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.

External links[]

1940 Chippewa yearbook (pages 94–95)

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[1] "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.

[2] "Central Michigan Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.

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1939 Midwestern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Central Michigan		–		8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Notre Dame		–		7	–	2	–	0
Ohio		–		6	–	3	–	0
Detroit		–		5	–	3	–	1
Akron		–		5	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati		–		4	–	3	–	2
Ohio Wesleyan		–		5	–	4	–	1
Marquette		–		4	–	4	–	0
Michigan State		–		4	–	4	–	1
Dayton		–		4	–	4	–	1
Michigan State Normal		–		3	–	3	–	1
Wayne		–		4	–	5	–	0
Xavier		–		3	–	5	–	1
Western State Teachers (MI)		–		2	–	6	–	1
Miami (OH)		–		1	–	7	–	1

Rankings from AP Poll