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1939 Season

1939 Season

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Record: 10-0
Combined Statistics: Link

Head Coach: Paul Brown (8th year)
Record To-Date at Massillon: 70-8-2

Team Captains: Earl Martin

All-Ohio: Horace Gillom (1st), Jim Russell (1st), George Slusser (1st), Earl Martin (2nd), Ray Getz (2nd), Gene Henderson (3rd)

State Champion by Popular Acclaim: Massillon (also National Champion)

All-Time Record: 230-110-20
Series Record vs. Canton McKinley: 19-22-3

Noteworthy Items: (1) Massillon dedicated Tiger Stadium with a 40-13 victory over Cleveland Cathedral Latin, breaking the Lions’ 17-game winning streak. Tommy “Red” James scored Massillon’s first points on a 39-yard run in the first quarter. (2) Newly opened Fawcett Stadium hosted its first Massillon-McKinley game, with the Tigers winning, 20-6. (3) It was the third highest scoring team per game in Massillon history.

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Opp.Rec.Loc.Mass.Opp.Res.Att.MediaStats
Cleveland Cathedral LatinH4013W15,000StoryStats
MansfieldH730W10,000StoryStats
Warren Harding4-3-2A330W12,000StoryStats
Erie East, PAH660W12,000StoryStats
Alliance7-1-1H470W16,000StoryStats
Steubenville2-7A500W10,000StoryStats
New Castle, PAH460W17,000StoryStats
Canton LehmanH476W10,000StoryStats
Youngstown ChaneyH380W8,000StoryStats
Canton McKinley6-3-1A206W22,000StoryStats
TOTAL46025132,000Season Stats

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