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1939 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1939 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–8 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Duke $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Clemson 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
William & Mary 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
North Carolina 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
VMI 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Richmond 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 2
Furman 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
VPI 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Davidson 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Maryland 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1939 college football season. In its third season under head coach Williams Newton, the team compiled a 2–8 record (2–4 against SoCon opponents) and was outscored by a total of 191 to 49.[1][2]

NC State was ranked at No. 119 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23vs. Davidson
W 18–1411,000[4]
September 29Tennessee*
L 0–1312,000[5]
October 7vs. Clemson
L 6–2515,000[6]
October 14Wake Forest
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 0–3215,000[7]
October 21at Detroit*
L 6–21[8]
November 4at No. 9 North Carolina
L 0–1714,000[9]
November 11 No. 12 Duquesne*
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 0–713,000[10]
November 18at Furman
W 12–77,500[11]
November 25 No. 8 Duke
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 0–2812,000[12]
December 18:15 p.m.at Miami (FL)*
L 7–2711,420[13][14][15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

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  1. ^ "1939 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "Wolfpack Football 2019 NC State Media Guide" (PDF). North Carolina State University. 2019. p. 150. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "State wins, 18–14". The News and Observer. September 24, 1939. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tennessee gets scores early in 13–0 victory over Wolfpack". The News and Observer. September 30, 1939. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "M'Fadden brilliant in Tiger rout". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wake Forest beats N.C. State by 32–0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 15, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 22, 1939). "Titan Eleven Scores 21-6 Triumph over North Carolina State". Detroit Free Press – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tar Heels wallop State in rain, 17–0". The Charlotte News. November 5, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Dukes beat N.C. State, 7–0". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. November 12, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "State boys defeat Furman gridders by 12 to 7". The Durham Herald-Sun. November 19, 1939. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Blue Devils smack Wolfpack, 28–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 26, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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