1939 Arkansas State Indians football team

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1939 Arkansas State Indians football
ConferenceArkansas Intercollegiate Conference
Record4–3 (0–1 AIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKays Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →

The 1939 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State College—now known as Arkansas State University—as a member of the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference during the 1939 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Adams, the Indians compiled an overall record of 4–3 with a mark of 0–1 in conference play.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23Northwest Mississippi Junior College*
W 13–0
September 29at West Tennessee State Teachers*W 7–6[1]
October 7at Missouri Mines*Rolla, MOL 6–39[2]
October 14Southern Illinois*dagger
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 7–0[3]
October 19Hendrix
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
L 0–20
November 3at Union (TN)*
L 6–20
November 11Tennessee Junior College*
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 26–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Arkansas State pins back Tigers' ears, 7–6". The Commercial Appeal. September 30, 1939. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Rolla runs over Arkansas State". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 8, 1939. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Arkansas State defeat Southern in homecoming tilt". The Carbondale Daily Free Press. October 16, 1939. p. 4. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.