1939 Colorado Mines Orediggers football team

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1939 Colorado Mines Orediggers football
RMC champion
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
1939 record8–0 (4–0 RMC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado Mines $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Colorado State–Greeley 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Western State (CO) 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Montana State 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Colorado College 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1939 Colorado Mines Orediggers football team was an American football team that represented the Colorado School of Mines in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1939 college football season. In their third year under head coach John Mason, the Orediggers compiled a perfect 8–0 record, outscored opponents by a total of 268 to 44, and won the RMC championship.[1]

Colorado Mines wingback Lloyd Madden won the national scoring title with 141 points scored (23 touchdowns and three extra points).[2][3] He broke the RMC scoring record set in 1937 by Byron White.[4] He was selected by the Chicago Cardinals with the 16th overall pick in the 1940 NFL Draft.[5]

Colorado Mines secured eight of eleven first-team spots on the Associated Press All-Rocky Mountain Conference football team.[6] Six were also given first-team conference honors by the United Press.[7] The first-team honorees were: backs Madden (AP-1, UP-1), Joe Berta (AP-1), Jacky Torpey (AP-1, UP-1), and Taylor (UP-1); end Rex Flynn (AP-1, UP-1); tackles Marv Katzenstein (AP-1, UP-1) and Dick Moe (AP-1, UP-1); guard Dave Geiskieng (AP-1, UP-1); and center Herbert Thornton (AP-1).[6][7]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Colorado A&M
W 19–14[8]
October 7Chadron StateGolden, COW 32–0
October 14at Colorado State–GreeleyGreeley, COW 6–3
October 21at Montana State
W 20–72,000[9]
October 28Colorado CollegeGolden, COW 50–7[10]
November 11Western StateGolden, COW 71–7[11]
November 18Kearney StateGolden, COW 32–0[12]
December 2at RegisDenver, COW 38–6[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Colorado School of Mines Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Colorado Mines Grid Star Takes National Scoring Leadership". Rapid City Journal. December 4, 1939. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Miners Want Another Game: Seek Invitation to a Bowl Contest". Casper Star-Tribune. December 4, 1939. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Colorado Mines Defeats Regis". Arizona Republic. December 3, 1939. p. IV-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lloyd Madden Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "A.P. All-Conference". Greeley Daily Tribune. December 4, 1939. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b "Funk Selected All-Conference End For Second Time". Greeley Daily Tribune. December 4, 1939. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Aggies' Last Quarter Lead Is Overcome by Mines in 19-14 Victory". Fort Collins Coloradoan. October 1, 1939. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Colorado Miners Rally to Defeat Bobcats, 20 to 7". The Montana Standard. October 22, 1939. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Colorado Mines Wins, Near a Title". The Des Moines Register. October 29, 1939. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Colorado Mines Captures Rocky Mountain Title". The Missoulian. November 12, 1939. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Madden Scores Four Times As Miners Triumph, 32-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 19, 1939. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
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