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1939 Sewanee

3–⁠5 (0–⁠3 Southeastern Conference).

Schedule and results

Sewanee in 1939, game by game: lost at Washington and Lee 0–9; lost at Tennessee 0–40; won vs. Tennessee Tech 9–7; won at Rhodes 6–0; lost at Chattanooga 7–10; lost at Vanderbilt 7–25; won at The Citadel 14–7; lost at No. 5 Tulane 0–52+7−52Lost 0–9 at Washington and Lee-9Washington and …Lost 0–40 at Tennessee-40TennesseeWon 9–7 vs. Tennessee Tech+2Tennessee TechWon 6–0 at Rhodes+6RhodesLost 7–10 at Chattanooga-3ChattanoogaLost 7–25 at Vanderbilt-18VanderbiltWon 14–7 at The Citadel+7The CitadelLost 0–52 at No. 5 Tulane-52No. 5 Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atWashington and LeeL 0–⁠931%
Oct 7atTennesseeL 0–⁠409%
Oct 21vsTennessee TechW 9–⁠781%
Oct 28atRhodesW 6–⁠053%
Nov 4atChattanoogaL 7–⁠1071%
Nov 11atVanderbiltL 7–⁠2528%
Nov 18atThe CitadelW 14–⁠744%
Nov 25at5TulaneL 0–⁠529%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulane 52–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 46 on file).

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
0–⁠3 13th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
43–⁠150
Coach
—
Elo
1331 −16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.0 No. 97 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1939 Southeastern Conference standings

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.