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
The 1939 college football season concluded with the Aggies of The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (Texas A&M) being named as the national champions by the voters in the Associated Press writers' poll. Led by consensus All-American ...
. 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.
The San Diego Marines were ranked at No. 96 (out of 609 teams) in the final
Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.
Schedule
Players
The 1939 San Diego Marines football team included the following players:
[
* Arne Arneson, quarterback, 175 pounds
* Max Cowsert, guard, 190 pounds
* Bill Crass, fullback, 200 pounds
* Clifford Griffin, end, 202 pounds
* Clarence Klinck, center, 180 pounds
* Felix Krause, tackle, 195 pounds
* Alfred Montrief, end, 187 pounds
* Rivers Morrell, guard, 185 pounds
* Jack "Jittery Jackie" Rawls, halfback, 145 pounds
* Max Tafoya, halfback, 165 pounds
]
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