1939 Utah Utes football team

1939 Utah Utes football
Conference Mountain States Conference
1939 record 6–1–2 (4–1–1 MSC)
Head coach Ike Armstrong
Home stadium Ute Stadium
1939 MSC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Colorado $ 5 1 0     5 3 0
Utah 4 1 1     6 1 2
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 1939 college football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 30 Santa Clara* Ute StadiumSalt Lake City, Utah T 7–7    
October 7 Wyoming Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City W 60–0    
October 14 at BYU BYU Stadium • Provo, Utah (The Holy War) W 35–13    
October 21 vs. Idaho* Public School FieldBoise, Idaho [1][2] W 35–0   6,500
October 28 at Denver DU StadiumDenver, Colorado T 7–7    
November 4 Coloradodagger Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah–Colorado football rivalry) L 14–21    
November 11 Hawaii* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah W 34–19    
November 18 at Colorado A&M Colorado FieldFort Collins, Colorado W 42–7    
November 23 Utah A.C. Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) W 27–0    
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Source:[3][4]

After the season

NFL draft

Utah had three players selected in the 1940 NFL Draft.[5]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Luke Pappas Offensive and Defensive Tackle 9 71 Chicago Cardinals
Tom Pace Back 10 87 Chicago Bears
Pete Bogden End 14 125 Cleveland Rams

In addition, Halfback Fred Gehrke was not drafted but played eight seasons in the NFL.[6]

References

  1. "Boise 'sold out' for Vandal-Ute game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 21, 1939. p. 9.
  2. "Utah trounces Vandals, 35-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 22, 1939. p. 13.
  3. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  4. "Coaching Records Game by Game Ike J. Armstrong 1939". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  5. "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  6. "Fred Gehrke Past Statistics". DatabaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
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