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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
| Year = 1939
{{Infobox college sports team season
| Team = Florida Gators
| year = 1939
| Conference = Southeastern Conference
| team = Florida Gators
| ShortConference = SEC
| sport = football
| Record = 5–5–1
| image = Florida Gators football team (1939).jpg
| ConfRecord = 0–3–1 12th
| image_size = 285
| HeadCoach = [[Josh Cody]]
| conference = [[Southeastern Conference]]
| OffCoach =
| short_conf = SEC
| DefCoach =
| record = 5–5–1
| OScheme =
| conf_record = 0–3–1
| DScheme =
| Captain = [[Clark Goff]]
| head_coach = [[Josh Cody]]
| hc_year = 4th
| StadiumArena = [[Florida Field]]
| captain = [[Clark Goff]]
| stadium = [[Ben Hill Griffin Stadium|Florida Field]]
| uniform = 30sGatoruniform3.png
}}
}}
{{1939 SEC football standings}}
{{1939 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
The '''1939 Florida Gators football team''' represented the [[University of Florida]] during the [[1939 college football season]]. The season was the fourth and final year for [[Josh Cody]] as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Cody's 1939 Florida Gators finished with a 5–5–1 overall record, but with a winless 0–3–1 record in the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC), placing twelfth of thirteen teams in the SEC.<ref name=ufmediaguide/>
The '''1939 Florida Gators football team''' represented the [[University of Florida]] during the [[1939 college football season]]. The season was the fourth and final year for [[Josh Cody]] as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Cody's 1939 Florida Gators finished with a 5–5–1 overall record, but with a winless 0–3–1 record in the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC), placing twelfth of thirteen teams in the SEC.<ref name=ufmediaguide/>


Florida was ranked at No. 95 (out of 609 teams) in the final [[Litkenhous Ratings]] for 1939.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth|author=E. E. Litkenhous|newspaper=Johnson City Sunday Press|date=December 31, 1939|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
== Schedule and results ==


==Schedule==
{{CFB Schedule Start|time=no|rank=no|tv=no|attend=no}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1939
| date = 9–23–1939
| time = no
| poll = AP
| w/l = w
| timezone = Eastern

| nonconf = yes
|{{CFB schedule entry
| rank = no
| date = September 23
| opponent = [[Stetson University#Athletics|Stetson]]
| w/l = w
| site_stadium = [[Florida Field]]
| nonconf = y
| site_cityst = [[Gainesville, Florida]]
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1939|team=Stetson Hatters|title=Stetson}}
| tv = no
| site_stadium = [[Ben Hill Griffin Stadium|Florida Field]]
| score = 21–0
| site_cityst = [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville, FL]]
| attend =
| score = 21–0
| attend = 5,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-gators-last-stetson-in/132700852/|work=The Miami Herald|title=Gators last Stetson in opening game, 21–0|date=September 24, 1939|accessdate=September 30, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = 9–30–1939
| date = September 30
| time = no
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = yes
| away = y
| opponent = [[1939 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]]
| rank = no
| site_stadium = [[Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium|War Memorial Stadium]]
| opponent = [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]]
| site_stadium = [[Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium|Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]]
| score = 0–12
| site_cityst = [[Austin, Texas]]
| tv = no
| attend = 17,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123714024/florida-gators-lose-to-texas-longhorns-1/|work=The Pensacola News-Journal|title=Florida Gators lose to Texas Longhorns 12–0|date=October 1, 1939|accessdate=April 28, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| score = 0–12
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = 10–7–1939
| date = October 7
| time = no
| w/l = l
| opponent = [[1939 Mississippi State Maroons football team|Mississippi State]]
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]]
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_cityst = Gainesville, Florida
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| tv = no
| score = 0–14
| score = 0–14
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-miss-state/132693972/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Miss. State wins, 14-to-0|date=October 8, 1939|accessdate=September 30, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = 10–12–1939
| date = October 12
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1939 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College]]
| rank = no
| opponent = [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]]
| site_stadium = [[Fenway Park]]
| site_stadium = [[Fenway Park]]
| site_cityst = [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
| site_cityst = [[Boston|Boston, MA]]
| tv = no
| score = 7–0
| score = 7–0
| attend = 20,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-florida-eleven-to/132700967/|work=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|title=Florida eleven topples Boston College, 7–0|date=October 13, 1939|accessdate=September 30, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = 10–21–1939
| date = October 21
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1939|team=Tampa Spartans|title=Tampa}}
| nonconf = yes
| rank = no
| opponent = [[University of Tampa#Athletics|Tampa]]
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_cityst = Gainesville, Florida
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| tv = no
| score = 7–0
| score = 7–0
| attend = 6,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/orlando-evening-star-florida-marches-thr/132701106/|work=The Sunday Sentinel Star|title=Florida marches thru Tampa for 7–0 win|date=October 22, 1939|accessdate=September 30, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = 10–28–1939
| date = October 28
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = yes
| away = y
| opponent = [[1939 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]]
| rank = no
| opponent = [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]]
| site_stadium = [[Old Byrd Stadium|Byrd Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Old Byrd Stadium|Byrd Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[College Park, Maryland]]
| site_cityst = [[College Park, Maryland|College Park, MD]]
| tv = no
| score = 14–0
| score = 14–0
| attend = 10,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Florida Spoils Maryland Home-Coming By Beating Old Liners, 14 To 0: 'Gators Score On Brace Of Long Marches|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=October 29, 1939|page=Sports 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122247164/florida-spoils-maryland-home-coming-by/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = 11–4–1939
| date = November 4
| time = no
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = yes
| away = y
| opponent = [[1939 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]]
| rank = no
| site_stadium = [[Williams–Brice Stadium|Columbia Municipal Stadium]]
| opponent = [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina]]
| site_cityst = [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia, SC]]
| site_stadium = [[Williams-Brice Stadium|Municipal Stadium]]
| score = 0–6
| site_cityst = [[Columbia, South Carolina]]
| tv = no
| attend = 5,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bradenton-herald-gamecocks-upset-flo/132701236/|work=The Bradenton Herald|title=Gamecocks upset Florida|date=November 5, 1939|accessdate=September 30, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| score = 0–6
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = 11–11–1939
| date = November 11
| time = no
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = [[1939 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| nonconf =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[1939 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| site_stadium = [[Gator Bowl Stadium|Fairfield Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Gator Bowl Stadium|Fairfield Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Jacksonville, Florida]]
| site_cityst = [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]]
| gamename = [[Florida–Georgia football rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv = no
| score = 2–6
| score = 2–6
| attend =
| attend = 20,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-bulldogs-beat-gators/132697398/|work=The Macon Telegraph and News|title=Bulldogs beat Gators, 6–2|date=November 12, 1939|accessdate=September 30, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = 11–18–1939
| date = November 18
| time = no
| time = 8:15 p.m.
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = y
| rank = no
| away = y
| opponent = [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami]]
| opponent = [[1939 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (FL)]]
| site_stadium = [[Miami Orange Bowl|Burdine Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Miami Orange Bowl|Burdine Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Miami, Florida]]
| site_cityst = [[Miami|Miami, FL]]
| gamename = [[Florida–Miami football rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv = no
| score = 13–0
| score = 13–0
| attend =
| attend = 26,000–28,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news |last=Bell |first=Bell |title=Huge Crowd Will Watch Gator Game |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news/128425481/ |newspaper=[[The Miami News|Miami Daily News]] |location=[[Miami|Miami, Florida]] |date=November 18, 1939 |page=1 |access-date=July 17, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bell |first=Bell |title=Harding's Men Keyed For Brilliant Contest Before Sellout Crowd (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news/128425542/ |newspaper=[[The Miami News|Miami Daily News]] |location=[[Miami|Miami, Florida]] |date=November 18, 1939 |page=8 |access-date=July 17, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Clay |first=Everett |title=Gators Defeat Miami, 13 To 0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald/128425862/ |newspaper=[[Miami Herald]] |location=[[Miami|Miami, Florida]] |date=November 19, 1939 |page=1A |access-date=July 17, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Clay |first=Everett |title=Awakened Gators Recapture State Grid Title (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald/128425928/ |newspaper=[[Miami Herald]] |location=[[Miami|Miami, Florida]] |date=November 19, 1939 |page=1B |access-date=July 17, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Clay |first=Everett |title=Gators Defeat Miami, 13 To 0 (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald/128425979/ |newspaper=[[Miami Herald]] |location=[[Miami|Miami, Florida]] |date=November 19, 1939 |page=4B |access-date=July 17, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bell |first=Bell |title=Florida's Gators Puncture Miami's Defense In Last Half To Defeat Hurricanes By 13 To 0 Score For State Title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news/128426034/ |newspaper=[[The Miami News|Miami Daily News]] |location=[[Miami|Miami, Florida]] |date=November 19, 1939 |page=1B |access-date=July 17, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = 11–25–1939
| date = November 25
| time = no
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = [[1939 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| nonconf =
| rank = no
| opprank = 19
| opponent = [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]]
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_cityst = Gainesville, Florida
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| score = 7–21
| gamename = [[Homecoming|HC]]
| tv = no
| attend = 15,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-florida-crushed-by/132693217/|work=Tallahassee Democrat|title=Florida crushed by Georgia Tech's aerial attack, 21–7|date=November 26, 1939|accessdate=September 30, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| score = 7–21
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = 11–30–1939
| date = November 30
| time = no
| w/l = t
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = [[1939 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]
| nonconf =
| site_stadium = [[Jordan–Hare Stadium|Auburn Stadium]]
| rank = no
| opponent = [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]]
| site_cityst = [[Auburn, Alabama|Auburn, AL]]
| gamename = [[Auburn–Florida football rivalry|rivalry]]
| site_stadium = [[Jordan-Hare Stadium|Auburn Stadium]]
| score = 7–7
| site_cityst = [[Auburn, Alabama]]
| tv = no
| attend = 13,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat-auburn-halted/132696939/|work=St. Louis Globe-Democrat|title=Auburn, halted by Gun, gets 7–7 tie with Florida|date=December 1, 1939|accessdate=September 30, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| score = 7–7
| attend =
}}
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule End|poll=[[AP Poll]] released prior to game|hc=no}}
Primary source: ''2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide''.<ref name=ufmediaguide>''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide]'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.</ref>
<ref name=ufmediaguide>''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208143532/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf |date=2015-12-08 }}'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.</ref>
<!-- Hide "game notes" and game box scores until such time as an entire season is completed. "Half done" seasons look unprofessional and unreliable. Please do not attempt to display until you complete an entire season of box scores. Thank you.==Season summary==
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===Boston College===
===Boston College===
The highlight of the Gators' season was a 7–0 intersectional upset of coach [[Frank Leahy]]'s 9–2 [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College Eagles]] on their home field in Boston, Massachusetts, in which future All-American end [[Forest K. Ferguson|Fergie Ferguson]] was the defensive star of the game for the Gators.<ref>Associated Press, "[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=9B06E5D9143EE23ABC4B52DFB6678382629EDE Florida Beats Boston College On First-Period Touchdown]," ''The New York Times'', p. 31 (October 12, 1939). Retrieved October 2, 2014.</ref>-->
The highlight of the Gators' season was a 7–0 intersectional upset of coach [[Frank Leahy]]'s 9–2 [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College Eagles]] on their home field in Boston, Massachusetts, in which future All-American end [[Forest K. Ferguson|Fergie Ferguson]] was the defensive star of the game for the Gators.<ref>Associated Press, "[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=9B06E5D9143EE23ABC4B52DFB6678382629EDE Florida Beats Boston College On First-Period Touchdown]," ''The New York Times'', p. 31 (October 12, 1939). Retrieved October 2, 2014.</ref>
===Auburn===
In the first varsity football game played at the Tigers' new [[Jordan&ndash;Hare Stadium|Auburn Stadium]], coach [[Josh Cody]]'s [[1939 Florida Gators football team|1939 Gators]] and coach [[Jack Meagher]]'s Tigers played to a 7–7 tie.<ref name=ap12011939>Associated Press, "[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FCsyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=X7YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1437,2953774&dq=auburn+florida+football&hl=en Gators End Season By Holding Favored Auburn To A 7&ndash;7 Tie]," ''The Palm Beach Post'', p. 17 (December 1, 1939). Retrieved August 17, 2011.</ref> In the second quarter, Florida fullback [[Charlie Tate]] scored the only touchdown of the day for the Gators, then kicked the extra point; Tigers back Dick McGowen threw a touchdown pass to end Babe McGehee to tie the game in the fourth quarter.<ref name=ap12011939/> After the 1939 dedication of Auburn Stadium, the Gators would not win (or tie) a game on the Auburn campus for another thirty-four years.<ref name=hairston11011973>Jack Hairston, "A red-letter day, UF 12, Auburn 8," ''The Gainesville Sun'' (November 1, 1973).</ref>
-->


==Postseason==
==Postseason==
After leaving Florida, Josh Cody would later become the long-time head coach of the Temple Owls men's basketball team and the [[Temple University]] athletic director, and was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] as a player in 1970.<ref>College Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Famers, [http://www.footballfoundation.org/Programs/CollegeFootballHallofFame/SearchDetail.aspx?id=10067 Josh Cody Member Biography]. Retrieved August 30, 2010.</ref>
After leaving Florida, Josh Cody would later become the long-time head coach of the Temple Owls men's basketball team and the [[Temple University]] athletic director, and was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] as a player in 1970.<ref>College Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Famers, [{{College Football HoF/url|id=1326}} Josh Cody Member Biography]. Retrieved August 30, 2010.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 07:53, 12 December 2023

1939 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5–1 (0–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainClark Goff
Home stadiumFlorida Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Tennessee + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Georgia Tech + 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Tulane + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Auburn 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Alabama 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Georgia 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
LSU 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Florida 0 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Sewanee 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1939 college football season. The season was the fourth and final year for Josh Cody as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Cody's 1939 Florida Gators finished with a 5–5–1 overall record, but with a winless 0–3–1 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing twelfth of thirteen teams in the SEC.[1]

Florida was ranked at No. 95 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

Schedule

[edit]
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Stetson*
W 21–05,000[3]
September 30at Texas*
L 0–1217,000[4]
October 7Mississippi State
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
L 0–14[5]
October 12at Boston College*
W 7–020,000[6]
October 21Tampa*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 7–06,000[7]
October 28at Maryland*
W 14–010,000[8]
November 4at South Carolina*
L 0–65,000[9]
November 11vs. Georgia
L 2–620,000[10]
November 188:15 p.m.at Miami (FL)*
W 13–026,000–28,000[11][12][13][14][15][16]
November 25No. 19 Georgia Techdagger
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
L 7–2115,000[17]
November 30at Auburn
T 7–713,000[18]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[1]

Postseason

[edit]

After leaving Florida, Josh Cody would later become the long-time head coach of the Temple Owls men's basketball team and the Temple University athletic director, and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1970.[19]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  2. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gators last Stetson in opening game, 21–0". The Miami Herald. September 24, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Florida Gators lose to Texas Longhorns 12–0". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 1, 1939. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Miss. State wins, 14-to-0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 8, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Florida eleven topples Boston College, 7–0". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 13, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Florida marches thru Tampa for 7–0 win". The Sunday Sentinel Star. October 22, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Florida Spoils Maryland Home-Coming By Beating Old Liners, 14 To 0: 'Gators Score On Brace Of Long Marches". The Baltimore Sun. October 29, 1939. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gamecocks upset Florida". The Bradenton Herald. November 5, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bulldogs beat Gators, 6–2". The Macon Telegraph and News. November 12, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Bell, Bell (November 18, 1939). "Huge Crowd Will Watch Gator Game". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ Bell, Bell (November 18, 1939). "Harding's Men Keyed For Brilliant Contest Before Sellout Crowd (continued)". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. p. 8. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ Clay, Everett (November 19, 1939). "Gators Defeat Miami, 13 To 0". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1A. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Clay, Everett (November 19, 1939). "Awakened Gators Recapture State Grid Title (continued)". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ Clay, Everett (November 19, 1939). "Gators Defeat Miami, 13 To 0 (continued)". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 4B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ Bell, Bell (November 19, 1939). "Florida's Gators Puncture Miami's Defense In Last Half To Defeat Hurricanes By 13 To 0 Score For State Title". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "Florida crushed by Georgia Tech's aerial attack, 21–7". Tallahassee Democrat. November 26, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Auburn, halted by Gun, gets 7–7 tie with Florida". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. December 1, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ College Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Famers, Josh Cody Member Biography. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
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