1939 Florida Gators football team

1939 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1939 record	5–5–1 (0–3–1 12th SEC)
Head coach	Josh Cody
Captain	Clark Goff
Home stadium	Florida Field
Uniform

1939 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Tennessee +	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#16 Georgia Tech +	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
#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]

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
9–23–1939	Stetson*	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 21–0
9–30–1939	Texas*	Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas	L 0–12
10–7–1939	Mississippi State	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 0–14
10–12–1939	Boston College*	Fenway Park • Boston, Massachusetts	W 7–0
10–21–1939	Tampa*	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 7–0
10–28–1939	Maryland*	Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland	W 14–0
11–4–1939	South Carolina*	Municipal Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	L 0–6
11–11–1939	Georgia	Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	L 2–6
11–18–1939	Miami*	Burdine Stadium • Miami, Florida	W 13–0
11–25–1939	No. 19 Georgia Tech	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (HC)	L 7–21
11–30–1939	Auburn	Auburn Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	T 7–7
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.^[1]

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.^[2]

References

1. 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
2. College Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Famers, Josh Cody Member Biography. Retrieved August 30, 2010.