1939 La Salle Explorers football team

1939 La Salle Explorers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMcCarthy Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Cornell   –   8 – 0 – 0
No. 10 Duquesne   –   8 – 0 – 1
Swarthmore   –   6 – 0 – 1
Scranton   –   7 – 0 – 2
Princeton   –   7 – 1 – 0
La Salle   –   6 – 1 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 1 – 2
No. 11 Boston College   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Fordham   –   6 – 2 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 2 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 3 – 1
Dartmouth   –   5 – 3 – 1
Hofstra   –   4 – 3 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 4 – 0
Manhattan   –   4 – 4 – 0
Penn   –   4 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   3 – 3 – 2
Vermont   –   3 – 3 – 2
Tufts   –   3 – 4 – 1
Yale   –   3 – 4 – 1
Army   –   3 – 4 – 2
Bucknell   –   3 – 5 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   3 – 5 – 0
Providence   –   3 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 4 – 2
Massachusetts State   –   2 – 5 – 2
Colgate   –   2 – 5 – 1
Temple   –   2 – 7 – 0
CCNY   –   1 – 7 – 0
Buffalo   –   0 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 La Salle Explorers football team was an American football team that represented La Salle University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Marty Brill, the Explorers compiled a 6–1–1 record, shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 151 to 21. The team played home games at McCarthy Stadium in Philadelphia.

La Salle was ranked at No. 87 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Elon
W 32–61,500[2]
October 8Scranton
L 7–127,500[3]
October 13at West Chester
W 28–012,000[4]
October 22Mount St. Mary's
  • McCarthy Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 19–05,000[5]
October 29Saint Joseph's
  • McCarthy Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 31–010,000[6]
November 5Niagara
  • McCarthy Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
T 0–0[7]
November 12at Canisius*
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 14–313,500[8]
November 23at Pennsylvania MilitaryChester, PAW 20–05,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Ed Hamlin (September 30, 1939). "Superior LaSalle Eleven Downs Christians 32 To 6". The Burlington Daily Times-News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "La Salle College Gridders Beaten by Scranton, 12-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 9, 1939. p. 19.
  4. ^ "La Salle Wallops W. Chester, 28-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 14, 1939. pp. 19, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "LaSalle Scores 19-0 Win over Mt. St. Mary's". The Morning Call. October 23, 1939. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "LaSalle Team Hands St. Joseph's 31-0 Defeat". Wilmington Morning News. October 30, 1939. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Frank O'Gara (November 6, 1939). "La Salle, Niagara Wage Scoreless Tie: Punting Duel Marks Game In Rain, Mud". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 21, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Cy Kritzer (November 13, 1939). "Canisius Team Topples: LaSalle Blockers Pave Way". Buffalo Evening News. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ James C. Isaminger (November 24, 1939). "La Salle Jars P.M.C., 20-0: Explorers Score In Three Periods; 5000 Watch Game". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
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