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1939 Wayne Tartars football Conference Independent 1939 record 4–5 Head coach Captain Frank Cudillo Home stadium Keyworth Stadium[1] Seasons
The 1939 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University ) as an independent during the 1939 college football season . In their eighth year under head coach Joe Gembis , the Tartars compiled a 4–5 record and were outscored by opponents, 117 to 66.[2]
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 30 at Michigan State L 0–1623,000 [3]
October 7 at Bowling Green Bowling Green, OH L 0–9[4]
October 13 at Michigan State Normal Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI W 9–7[5]
October 21 Cincinnati Keyworth Stadium Hamtramck, MI L 0–213,500 [6]
October 28 at Akron W 18–125,402 [7]
November 4 Michigan State Normal Keyworth Stadium Hamtramck, MI L 6–135,000 [8]
November 11 at Central Michigan Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI L 6–335,500 [9]
November 18 Buffalo Keyworth Stadium Hamtramck, MI W 20–04,500 [10]
November 23 Western State Teachers Keyworth Stadium Hamtramck, MI W 7–66,000 [11]
Homecoming
References [ ]
^ "Wayne Gets Field for 1938 Football" . Detroit Free Press . December 9, 1937. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF) . Wayne State University. pp. 111, 114. Retrieved November 4, 2017 .
^ John N. Sabo (October 1, 1940). "Spartans Subdue Wayne, 16-0" . Detroit Free Press . p. 57 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Wayne Offense Falls Flat and Bowling Green Scores 9-0 Upset" . Detroit Free Press . October 8, 1939. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Blocked Kick Gives Tartars First Triumph" . Detroit Free Press . October 14, 1939. pp. 15, 17.
^ "Cincinnati's Weight Edge Tells and Wayne Goes Down, 21 to 0" . Detroit Free Press . October 22, 1939. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Eddie Butler (October 29, 1939). "Rally Falls Short, Erring Zippers Lose to Wayne Squad, 18-12" . The Akron Beacon-Journal . pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com .
^ Ernie Stefani (November 5, 1939). "Long Runs by Walsh and Siera Enable Hurons to Beat Wayne, 13-6" . Detroit Free Press . p. Sport 5 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bearcats Rout Tartar Eleven: Central Wins, 33-6, for Eighth in a Row" . Detroit Free Press . November 12, 1939. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Ernie Stefani (November 19, 1939). "Wayne Downs Buffalo, 20-0" . Detroit Free Press . p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Tod Rockwell (November 24, 1939). "Wayne Eleven Beats Western State for First Time, 7 to 6" . Detroit Free Press . pp. 25, 27 – via Newspapers.com .
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