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1939 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
CaptainHarlan Gustafson
Home stadiumFranklin Field
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 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its second season under head coach George Munger, the team compiled a 4–4 record and was outscored by a total of 98 to 70.[1]

Penn was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 20 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings,[2] and at No. 48 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

The team played its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Lafayette
W 6–035,000[4]
October 14at Yale
W 6–0
October 21at Harvard
W 22–730,000[5]
October 28 No. 13 North CarolinaNo. 16
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–3055,000[6]
November 4Navy
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 13–6
November 11Penn State
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–1040,000
November 18Michigan
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 17–1939,510[7]
November 25 No. 3 Cornell
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 0–2669,000[8]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1939 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  2. ^ Paul Williamson (December 8, 1941). "Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Perry Lewis (October 8, 1939). "Penn Downs Lafayette, 6-0, On Chizmadia's Touchdown: Quaker Eleven Unimpressive In Opening Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Cy Peterman (October 22, 1939). "Gustafson Leads Penn To 22-7 Triumph: Quakers Rush From Behind, Beat Harvard". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "North Carolina passes rout Penn, 30–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 29, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Roscoe McGowen (November 19, 1939). "Michigan Checks Penn's Bid, 19-17: Harmon Goes Over Twice in Brilliant Exhibition to Pace Wolverines". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Kenny Van Sickle (November 27, 1939). "Cornell Unbeaten, Untied 1st Time Since 1923 Season". The Ithaca Journal. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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