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1939 Utah Utes football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1939
team	Utah Utes
sport	football
conference	Mountain States Conference
short_conf	MSC
record	6–1–2
conf_record	4–1–1
head_coach	Ike Armstrong
hc_year	15th
stadium	Ute Stadium
next	[1940](1940-utah-redskins-football-team)

The 1939 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1939 college football season. In their 15th season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Utes compiled an overall record of 6–1–2 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, placed second in the MSC, and outscored all opponents by a total of 261 to 74.

Four Utah players received recognition on the 1939 All-Mountain States football team: end Paul Bogden; tackle Luke Pappas; guard Rex Geary; and quarterback Bill Swan.

Utah was ranked at No. 40 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.

Schedule

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NFL draft

Utah had three players selected in the 1940 NFL draft.

Pete Bogden	End	14	125	[Cleveland Rams](1940-cleveland-rams-season)

In addition, Halfback Fred Gehrke was not drafted but played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

References

"1939 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(2019). "2019 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah.
2019 Utah Football Media Guide, p. 162.
E. E. Litkenhous. (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press.
(October 1, 1939). "Utes and Broncs Battle to 7-7 Deadlock: New 'Kick' in Offense Cheers Ute Backers". The Salt Lake Tribune.
(October 1, 1939). "Utes Get 7-7 Tie With Famed Coast Eleven". [[The Ogden Standard-Examiner]].
Ace Bush. (October 8, 1939). "Utah University Machine Routs Wyoming U: Utes Humble Rivals With Great Display Of Scoring, 60 to 0". The Ogden Standard Examiner.
Neff Smart. (October 15, 1939). "Utes Roll to 35-13 Win Over Cougars". The Salt Lake Tribune.
(October 15, 1939). "Scrappy Cougars Bow to Redskins In 35 to 13 Scrap: Utah Dominates in Spectacular Battle of Offensives". The Sunday Herald.
(October 21, 1939). "Boise 'sold out' for Vandal-Ute game". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
(October 22, 1939). "Utah trounces Vandals, 35-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
(October 29, 1939). "Ute Team Shows 'Letdown' In Battle With Denver". The Salt Lake Tribune.
(November 5, 1939). "Colorado Beats Utah: Buff Wallop Indians by 21-14 Score". The Salt Lake Tribune.
Marlowe Branagan. (November 12, 1939). "Utes Trip Hawaii: Rainbows Offer Colorful Football Display". The Salt Lake Tribune.
(November 19, 1937). "Utes Beat Coloags: Redskins Win, 42 to 7, at Fort Collins". The Salt Lake Tribune.
Frank K. Baker. (November 24, 1939). "Utes Close Season In Blaze Of Glory". The Salt Lake Telegram.
"1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
"Fred Gehrke Past Statistics". DatabaseFootball.com.

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