1939 Florida Gators football team

Schedule

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Boston College

The highlight of the Gators' season was a 7–0 intersectional upset of coach Frank Leahy's 9–2 Boston College Eagles on their home field in Boston, Massachusetts, in which future All-American end Fergie Ferguson was the defensive star of the game for the Gators.

Auburn

In the first varsity football game played at the Tigers' new Auburn Stadium, coach Josh Cody's 1939 Gators and coach Jack Meagher's Tigers played to a 7–7 tie. In the second quarter, Florida fullback Charlie Tate scored the only touchdown of the day for the Gators, then kicked the extra point; Tigers back Dick McGowen threw a touchdown pass to end Babe McGehee to tie the game in the fourth quarter.

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.

References

References

1. E. E. Litkenhous. (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press.
2. Walker, Tom. (September 23, 1939). "Gators Battle Hatter Eleven In First Game". [[The Tampa Tribune.
3. (September 24, 1939). "Gators last Stetson in opening game, 21–0". The Miami Herald.
4. (October 1, 1939). "Florida Gators lose to Texas Longhorns 12–0". The Pensacola News-Journal.
5. (October 8, 1939). "Miss. State wins, 14-to-0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel.
6. (October 13, 1939). "Florida eleven topples Boston College, 7–0". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
7. . (October 21, 1939). ["Florida Tackles Spartans"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times/176874131/). *[[Tampa Bay Times*.
8. (October 22, 1939). "Florida marches thru Tampa for 7–0 win". The Sunday Sentinel Star.
9. (October 29, 1939). "Florida Spoils Maryland Home-Coming By Beating Old Liners, 14 To 0: 'Gators Score On Brace Of Long Marches". The Baltimore Sun.
10. (November 5, 1939). "Gamecocks upset Florida". The Bradenton Herald.
11. (November 12, 1939). "Bulldogs beat Gators, 6–2". The Macon Telegraph and News.
12. Bell, Bell. (November 18, 1939). "Huge Crowd Will Watch Gator Game". [[The Miami News.
13. Bell, Bell. (November 18, 1939). "Harding's Men Keyed For Brilliant Contest Before Sellout Crowd (continued)". [[The Miami News.
14. Clay, Everett. (November 19, 1939). "Gators Defeat Miami, 13 To 0". [[Miami Herald]].
15. Clay, Everett. (November 19, 1939). "Awakened Gators Recapture State Grid Title (continued)". [[Miami Herald]].
16. Clay, Everett. (November 19, 1939). "Gators Defeat Miami, 13 To 0 (continued)". [[Miami Herald]].
17. 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". [[The Miami News.
18. (November 26, 1939). "Florida crushed by Georgia Tech's aerial attack, 21–7". Tallahassee Democrat.
19. (December 1, 1939). "Auburn, halted by Gun, gets 7–7 tie with Florida". St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
20. ''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive. link. (2015-12-08 '', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.)
21. Associated Press, "[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=9B06E5D9143EE23ABC4B52DFB6678382629EDE Florida Beats Boston College On First-Period Touchdown]," ''The New York Times'', p. 31 (October 12, 1939). Retrieved October 2, 2014.
22. Associated Press, "[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FCsyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=X7YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1437,2953774&dq=auburn+florida+football&hl=en Gators End Season By Holding Favored Auburn To A 7–7 Tie]," ''The Palm Beach Post'', p. 17 (December 1, 1939). Retrieved August 17, 2011.
23. After the 1939 dedication of Auburn Stadium, the Gators would not win (or tie) a game on the Auburn campus for another thirty-four years.Jack Hairston, "A red-letter day, UF 12, Auburn 8," ''The Gainesville Sun'' (November 1, 1973).
24. College Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Famers, [{{College Football HoF/url