1939 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1939 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College[note 1] during the 1939 college football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1939. They played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

1939 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1939 record2–3–2 (1–2 FWC)
Head coachH.J. McCormick (1st season)
Home stadiumCollege Field
1939 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 Wildcats were led by first-year head coach H.J. McCormick in his only season at the helm. Chico State finished the season with a record of two wins, four losses and two ties (2–3–2, 1–2 FWC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 28–47 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
October 7Sacramento City College*
T 0–0[1]
October 14at San Francisco State[note 2]*
  • Roberts Field
  • San Francisco, CA
T 0–0[2][3]
October 28at Humboldt State[note 3]*
L 0–6[4]
November 4Nevada
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
L 0–3[5]
November 18at Cal Aggies[note 4]
W 9–7[6]
November 23Pacific (CA)[note 5]
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
L 6–31[7]
November 30Cal Poly[note 6]*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 13–0[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Chico State players were selected in the 1940 NFL Draft.[11][12][13]

Notes
  1. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  3. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1972.
  4. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  5. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  6. California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.
  7. cfbdatawarehouse.com lists an additional game, a loss vs. Sacramento Athletic Club (2–3) with no date. No other evidence of this game has been found and summaries of the 1939 season posted in the San Francisco Chronicle do not include that game. It is not listed here.
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References
  1. "National Football Results". San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California). October 8, 1939. p. 84 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  2. "Football Scores". Riverside Daily Press (Riverside, California). October 16, 1939. p. 12 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  3. "Chico 0, S.F. State 0". Nevada State Journal (Reno, Nevada). October 15, 1939. p. 12. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Humboldt Scores Late For Victory". San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California). October 28, 1939. p. 17 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  5. "Who Won on U.S. Grid Front". San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California). November 6, 1939. p. 20 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  6. "National Grid Scores". San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California). November 19, 1939. p. 80 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  7. "Football Results". San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune (San Luis Obispo, California). November 24, 1939. p. 5 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  8. "Football Scores". San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California). December 1, 1939. p. 25 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  9. "1939 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  10. "Who Won on U.S. Grid Front". San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California). November 20, 1939. p. 18 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  11. "1940 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  12. "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  13. "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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