The 1939 Ohio Athletic Conference football season was the season of college football played by the 20 member schools of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC), commonly referred to as the "Ohio Conference", as part of the 1939 college football season.
[2][3] George Daniel was named conference commissioner for the 1939-40 academic year.
[6][7] The Baldwin-Wallace Yellow Jackets compiled a 6–2 record and featured two of the OAC's best players.
Guard Bill Childress received the highest vote count in the AP ballots for the All-OAC team, and back George Morris led the OAC with 100 points scored.
[6] Quarterback George Keel of Ohio Northern received the highest vote count in the UP ballots.
[16] The defense held opponents to 5.9 points per game and allowed only nine touchdowns, both of which remain program records.
The team allowed zero passing touchdowns, which is tied for the program record.
[17] Frank Maher, who later played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles, was the team captain.
In their fifth season under head coach Harry Ockerman, the Falcons compiled a 6–1–1 record (3–1–1 against OAC opponents), finished in a three-way tie for fourth place in the OAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 159 to 46.
[32] The team played its home games at University Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio.
In their fourth year under head coach Howard Kissell, the Oilers compiled a 4–2–1 record (3–1–1 against OAC opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for fourth place in the OAC.
In their fourth year under head coach Tom Rogers, the Big Red compiled a 5–2 record against OAC opponents) and finished in seventh place in the OAC.
In their fourth season under head coach Tom Conley, the Blue Streaks compiled a 7–1 record (2–1 against OAC opponents).
[49] John Carroll won its first Big Four conference title, going a perfect 3–0.
[50] Five John Carroll players received honors from the United Press on its 1939 All-Ohio Conference football team.
End Jack Dewan won first-team honors, and four others received second-team recognition: tackle Sulzer; guard Rancourt; halfback Carl Estenik; and fullback Young.
[8] The 1939 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets football team represented Baldwin Wallace University of Berea, Ohio.
Baldwin-Wallace back George Morris led Ohio with 100 points scored.
In their fifth season under head coach Donald Starn, the Golden Flashes compiled a 3–4–1 record (1–3–1 against OAC opponents).
The team compiled a 3–1–1 record through the end of October, but then lost all three November games, including back-to-back shutouts against rival Bowling Green (0–34) and Western Reserve (0–38).