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1939 Ole Miss

7–⁠2 (2–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Harry Mehre.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 1939, game by game: won at LSU 14–7; won at Rhodes 41–0; won at Centenary (LA) 34–0; won vs. Saint Louis 42–0; lost at No. 9 Tulane 6–18; won vs. Vanderbilt 14–7; won at Southern Miss 27–7; won vs. Memphis 46–7; lost vs. Mississippi State 6–18+42−12Won 14–7 at LSU+7LSUWon 41–0 at Rhodes+41RhodesWon 34–0 at Centenary (LA)+34Centenary (LA)Won 42–0 vs. Saint Louis+42Saint LouisLost 6–18 at No. 9 Tulane-12No. 9 TulaneWon 14–7 vs. Vanderbilt+7VanderbiltWon 27–7 at Southern Miss+20Southern MissWon 46–7 vs. Memphis+39MemphisLost 6–18 vs. Mississippi State-12Mississippi Sta…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atLSUW 14–⁠745%
Oct 7atRhodesW 41–⁠083%
Oct 14atCentenary (LA)W 34–⁠070%
Oct 21vsSaint LouisW 42–⁠082%
Oct 28at9TulaneL 6–⁠1844%
Nov 4vsVanderbiltW 14–⁠774%
Nov 11atSouthern MissW 27–⁠794%
Nov 18vsMemphisW 46–⁠797%
Nov 25vsMississippi StateL 6–⁠1872%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Mississippi State 18–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 2: 14
  3. Wk 4: 19

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1939.

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 14
Points
230–⁠64
Coach
Harry Mehre
Elo
1597 +19 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.4 No. 15 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bill Schneller

All-SEC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Bill SchnellerFBAP-1

Second team

  • AutreyCAP-3; UP-2
  • John HoviousRBAP-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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee6–⁠010–⁠12
Georgia Tech6–⁠08–⁠216
Tulane5–⁠08–⁠1–⁠15
Mississippi State3–⁠28–⁠2
Auburn3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss2–⁠27–⁠2
Kentucky2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Alabama2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Georgia1–⁠35–⁠6
LSU1–⁠54–⁠5
Vanderbilt1–⁠62–⁠7–⁠1
Florida0–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Sewanee0–⁠33–⁠5

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