1939 All-Pacific Coast football team

1939 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 USC $ 5 0 28 0 2
No. 7 UCLA 5 0 36 0 4
Oregon State 6 1 19 1 1
Washington 4 4 04 5 1
Oregon 3 3 13 4 1
Washington State 3 5 04 5 0
Montana 1 2 03 6 0
California 2 5 03 7 0
Stanford 0 6 11 7 1
Idaho 0 3 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1939 college football season. The organizations selecting teams in 1939 included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP).[1][2]

The USC Trojans won the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) championship, compiled an undefeated 8–0–2 record, were ranked #3 in the final AP Poll, and were represented by three players on the first teams selected by AP or UP: quarterback Grenny Lansdell (AP, UP), guard Harry Smith (AP, UP) and tackle Phil Gaspar (UP).[1][2]

UCLA finished second in the PCC with a 6–0–4 record, were ranked #7 in the final AP Poll, and placed two players on either the AP or UP first teams: halfback Kenny Washington (AP, UP) and end Woodrow Strode (AP).[1][2]

Two players from outside the PCC received first-team honors. Both played for the Santa Clara Broncos: end Bill Anahu (AP, UP) and center John Schiechl (AP, UP).[1][2]

All-Pacific Coast selections

Quarterback

Halfbacks

Fullback

Ends

  • William "Bill" Anahu, Santa Clara (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Woodrow Strode, UCLA (AP-1)
  • Jay MacDowell, Washington (UP-1)

Tackles

  • Jim Stuart, Oregon (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Lee Artoe, California (AP-1)
  • Phil Gaspar, USC (UP-1)

Guards

Centers

Source:[3][4][5]

Key

AP = Associated Press[1]

UP = United Press: "The sports editors and writers of United Press newspapers in the Far West today present their Pacific Coast all-star football team in 1939."[2]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP

See also

References

  1. "All-Coast Eleven Rates As 'Dream Team'". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. December 8, 1939. p. 21.
  2. James A. Sullivan (December 5, 1939). "1939 United Press All-Pacific Coast Team – Kenny Washington Considered Outstanding Back". United Press – San Francisco. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  3. "All-Pacific Coast football team lists tough fast group". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 8, 1939. p. 15.
  4. "All-star Coast football team selected by AP". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 8, 1939. p. 11.
  5. "Dusky gridder tops all-star". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 8, 1939. p. 17.
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