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1939 Hardin Simmons

7–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Frank Kimbrough.

Schedule and results

Hardin Simmons in 1939, game by game: won vs. Howard Payne 14–0; won at UTEP 12–0; won vs. West Texas 18–13; won vs. St. Edward’s 33–3; lost at Loyola Marymount 0–6; won vs. Arizona State 19–7; tied at San Francisco 6–6; won at New Mexico State 28–13; won at Centenary (LA) 7–6+30−6Won 14–0 vs. Howard Payne+14Howard PayneWon 12–0 at UTEP+12UTEPWon 18–13 vs. West Texas+5West TexasWon 33–3 vs. St. Edward’s+30St. Edward’sLost 0–6 at Loyola Marymount-6Loyola MarymountWon 19–7 vs. Arizona State+12Arizona StateTied 6–6 at San Francisco0San FranciscoWon 28–13 at New Mexico State+15New Mexico StateWon 7–6 at Centenary (LA)+1Centenary (LA)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsHoward PayneW 14–⁠068%
Oct 7atUTEPW 12–⁠021%
Oct 14vsWest TexasW 18–⁠1373%
Oct 21vsSt. Edward’sW 33–⁠377%
Oct 28atLoyola MarymountL 0–⁠640%
Nov 4vsArizona StateW 19–⁠744%
Nov 11atSan FranciscoT 6–⁠634%
Nov 17atNew Mexico StateW 28–⁠1338%
Dec 2atCentenary (LA)W 7–⁠650%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Centenary (LA) 7–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
7–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
137–⁠54
Coach
Frank Kimbrough
Elo
1420 +145 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.4 No. 77 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1940

The 1940 draft
Rd 1Bulldog Turner CChicago Bears