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American college football season
The 1939 Florida Gators football team represented the
University of Florida during the
1939 college football season . The season was the fourth and final year for
Josh Cody as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Cody's 1939 Florida Gators finished with a 5–5–1 overall record, but with a winless 0–3–1 record in the
Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing twelfth of thirteen teams in the SEC.
[1]
Florida was ranked at No. 95 (out of 609 teams) in the final
Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.
[2]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 23
Stetson * W 21–05,000
[3]
September 30 at
Texas * L 0–1217,000
[4]
October 7
Mississippi State Florida Field Gainesville, FL L 0–14
[5]
October 12 at
Boston College * W 7–020,000
[6]
October 21
Tampa * Florida Field Gainesville, FL W 7–06,000
[7]
October 28 at
Maryland * W 14–010,000
[8]
November 4 at
South Carolina * L 0–65,000
[9]
November 11 vs.
Georgia L 2–620,000
[10]
November 18 8:15 p.m. at
Miami (FL) * W 13–026,000–28,000
[11]
[12]
[13]
[14]
[15]
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November 25 No. 19
Georgia Tech Florida Field Gainesville, FL L 7–2115,000
[17]
November 30 at
Auburn T 7–713,000
[18]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in
Eastern time
[1]
Postseason
After leaving Florida, Josh Cody would later become the long-time head coach of the Temple Owls men's basketball team and the
Temple University athletic director, and was inducted into the
College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1970.
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References
^
a
b
2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide
Archived 2015-12-08 at the
Wayback Machine , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939).
"Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth" . Johnson City Sunday Press . p. 11 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Gators last Stetson in opening game, 21–0" . The Miami Herald . September 24, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Florida Gators lose to Texas Longhorns 12–0" . The Pensacola News-Journal . October 1, 1939. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Miss. State wins, 14-to-0" . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . October 8, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Florida eleven topples Boston College, 7–0" . Rochester Democrat and Chronicle . October 13, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Florida marches thru Tampa for 7–0 win" . The Sunday Sentinel Star . October 22, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Florida Spoils Maryland Home-Coming By Beating Old Liners, 14 To 0: 'Gators Score On Brace Of Long Marches" . The Baltimore Sun . October 29, 1939. p. Sports 2 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Gamecocks upset Florida" . The Bradenton Herald . November 5, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Bulldogs beat Gators, 6–2" . The Macon Telegraph and News . November 12, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Bell, Bell (November 18, 1939).
"Huge Crowd Will Watch Gator Game" .
Miami Daily News .
Miami, Florida . p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
^ Bell, Bell (November 18, 1939).
"Harding's Men Keyed For Brilliant Contest Before Sellout Crowd (continued)" .
Miami Daily News .
Miami, Florida . p. 8. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
^ Clay, Everett (November 19, 1939).
"Gators Defeat Miami, 13 To 0" .
Miami Herald .
Miami, Florida . p. 1A. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
^ Clay, Everett (November 19, 1939).
"Awakened Gators Recapture State Grid Title (continued)" .
Miami Herald .
Miami, Florida . p. 1B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
^ Clay, Everett (November 19, 1939).
"Gators Defeat Miami, 13 To 0 (continued)" .
Miami Herald .
Miami, Florida . p. 4B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
^ Bell, Bell (November 19, 1939).
"Florida's Gators Puncture Miami's Defense In Last Half To Defeat Hurricanes By 13 To 0 Score For State Title" .
Miami Daily News .
Miami, Florida . p. 1B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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"Florida crushed by Georgia Tech's aerial attack, 21–7" . Tallahassee Democrat . November 26, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Auburn, halted by Gun, gets 7–7 tie with Florida" . St. Louis Globe-Democrat . December 1, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ College Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Famers,
Josh Cody Member Biography . Retrieved August 30, 2010.
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