Michigan State
FBSI · 1939 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 12 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Michigan State head-to-head · History & Eras
1939 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 | WAYNE STATE | Unranked | — | W 16–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H |  B10 | 6–2 | L 13–26 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 | Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–4 | L 14–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 3–3–2 | L 7–20 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 | ILLINOIS WESLEYAN | Unranked | — | W 13–6 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–3–2 | W 14–3 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–1–3 | L 0–6 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 2–4–2 | T 7–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–7 | W 18–7 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Syracuse +3
- Temple +2
- Indiana 0
- Santa Clara -1
- Michigan -2
- Purdue -3
- Marquette -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.