1939 Cal Aggies football team

The 1939 Cal Aggies football team represented the College of Agriculture at Davis—now known as the University of California, Davis—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1939 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Vern Hickey, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 92 to 73 for the season.

1939 Cal Aggies football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	4–4 (0–3 FWC)
Head coach	Vern Hickey (3rd season)
Home stadium	A Street field
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State	2	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
Nevada $	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	6	–	1
Chico State	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	4	–	2
Cal Aggies	0	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion Fresno State was ineligible for the conference championship because they only played two league games.

The Cal Aggies were ranked at No. 233 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[1]

The Cal Aggies played home games at A Street field on campus in Davis, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 14–32
October 6	at San Francisco State*	Roberts Field San Francisco, CA	W 7–0	5,500	^[2]
October 14	Humboldt State*	A Street field Davis, CA	W 12–2
October 20	at Sacramento Junior College*	Sacramento Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 12–6		^[3]
October 28	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium^[note 1] Reno, NV	L 0–3
November 4	Cal Poly*	A Street field Davis, CA (rivalry)	W 28–0
November 10	at Pacific (CA)	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	L 12–21
November 18	Chico State	A Street field Davis, CA	L 7–9
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.^[4]

References

1. 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.
2. "California Aggies Beat San Francisco State, 7-0". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 7, 1939. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
3. "Panthers Miss". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 21, 1939. p. 20. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
4. "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
5. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.