| 1939 Langston Lions football | |
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| Black college national co-champion SWAC champion | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–0–1 (5–0–1 SWAC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939 Langston Lions football team was an American football team that represented Langston College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their 10th season under head coach Caesar Felton Gayles, the team compiled an overall record of 7–0–1 with mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, won the SWAC championship, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 83 to 26. The 1939 Langston team was recognized as the black college national champion.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 7 | at Morehouse* | Atlanta, GA | W 6–0 | ||||
| October 14 | at Southern | Scotlandville, LA | W 6–0 | ||||
| October 21 | vs. Bishop | Oklahoma City, OK | W 17–7 | ||||
| October 28 | at Texas College | Tyler, TX | W 18–6 | ||||
| November 4 | Xavier (LA)* | Langston, OK | W 3–0 | ||||
| November 11 | Wiley | Langston, OK | W 14–6 | ||||
| November 18 | Arkansas AM&N | Langston, OK | W 12–0 | ||||
| November 25 | at Prairie View | Prairie View, TX | T 7–7 | ||||
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References
- Dixon, R. E. (December 7, 1939). "Fla. Rattlers Meet Wiley in Bowl". California Eagle. Los Angeles, California. p. 10. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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