1939 Arkansas State Indians football team

American college football season

1939 Arkansas State Indians football
Conference	Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference
Record	4–3 (0–1 AIC)
Head coach	Bill Adams (1st season)
Home stadium	Kays 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 23	Northwest Mississippi Junior College*	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 13–0
September 29	at West Tennessee State Teachers*	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 7–6	^[1]
October 7	at Missouri Mines*	Rolla, MO	L 6–39	^[2]
October 14	Southern Illinois*	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 7–0	^[3]
October 19	Hendrix	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 0–20
November 3	at Union (TN)*	Jackson Stadium Jackson, TN	L 6–20
November 11	Tennessee Junior College*	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 26–13
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

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