1939 San Diego Marines Devil Dogs football team information
American college football season
1939San Diego Marines Devil Dogs football
Conference
Independent
Record
11–0
Head coach
Elmer Hall (1st season)
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Western college football independents records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
San Diego Marines
–
11
–
0
–
0
No. T–14 Santa Clara
–
5
–
1
–
3
Gonzaga
–
6
–
2
–
0
Humboldt State
–
5
–
2
–
0
Idaho Southern Branch
–
5
–
2
–
0
Cal Poly
–
4
–
4
–
1
San Francisco
–
4
–
3
–
3
La Verne
–
3
–
3
–
0
Saint Mary's
–
3
–
4
–
1
Hawaii
–
3
–
6
–
0
Loyola (CA)
–
2
–
6
–
1
San Francisco State
–
2
–
4
–
2
Portland
–
1
–
5
–
1
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1939 San Diego Marine Devil Dogs football team represented the United States Marines Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego as an independent during the 1939 college football season.[1] Playing against college football teams from California, Oregon, and Arizona, the Devil Dogs compiled a perfect 11–0 record, shut out five of eleven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 241 to 51. Major Elmer Hall, who had previously played college football for Oregon, was the team's coach. The Marines challenged the Army and Navy service academy teams to a post-season match, but neither academy accepted the challenge.[2]
The San Diego Marines were ranked at No. 96 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]
^"Military Glory: Service Teams, in Their Heyday, Won Championships, Thrilled the Fans". Retrieved January 5, 2017.
^"San Diego Marines Seek Major Contest". The Fresno Bee. November 26, 1939. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
^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.
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