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1939 NC State

2–⁠8 (2–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Doc Newton.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1939, game by game: won vs. Davidson 18–14; lost vs. Tennessee 0–13; lost vs. Clemson 6–25; lost vs. Wake Forest 0–32; lost at Detroit Mercy 6–21; lost at No. 9 North Carolina 0–17; lost vs. No. 12 Duquesne 0–7; won at Furman 12–7; lost vs. No. 8 Duke 0–28; lost at Miami 7–27+7−32Won 18–14 vs. Davidson+4DavidsonLost 0–13 vs. Tennessee-13TennesseeLost 6–25 vs. Clemson-19ClemsonLost 0–32 vs. Wake Forest-32Wake ForestLost 6–21 at Detroit Mercy-15Detroit MercyLost 0–17 at No. 9 North Carolina-17No. 9 North CarolinaLost 0–7 vs. No. 12 Duquesne-7No. 12 DuquesneWon 12–7 at Furman+5FurmanLost 0–28 vs. No. 8 Duke-28No. 8 DukeLost 7–27 at Miami-20Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsDavidsonW 18–⁠1459%
Sep 29vsTennesseeL 0–⁠1329%
Oct 7vsClemsonL 6–⁠2534%
Oct 14vsWake ForestL 0–⁠3251%
Oct 21atDetroit MercyL 6–⁠2125%
Nov 4at9North CarolinaL 0–⁠1712%
Nov 11vs12DuquesneL 0–⁠730%
Nov 18atFurmanW 12–⁠739%
Nov 25vs8DukeL 0–⁠2816%
Dec 1atMiamiL 7–⁠2747%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami 27–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 119th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 9th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
49–⁠191
Coach
Doc Newton
Elo
1348 −103 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.5 No. 83 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1940

The 1940 draft
Rd 7Ty Coon OTBrooklyn Dodgers

All-Southern Conference

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Bill RetterCUP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1939 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1939 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke5–⁠08–⁠18
Clemson4–⁠09–⁠112
North Carolina5–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
William & Mary2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Richmond3–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠2
VMI3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Wake Forest3–⁠37–⁠3
Furman3–⁠35–⁠4
NC State2–⁠42–⁠8
Washington and Lee1–⁠23–⁠4–⁠1
Virginia Tech1–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
South Carolina1–⁠33–⁠6–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠72–⁠7
The Citadel0–⁠43–⁠8
Maryland0–⁠12–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.