1939 Manhattan Jaspers football team

The 1939 Manhattan Jaspers football team was an American football team that represented Manhattan College as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its second season under head coach Herb Kopf, the team compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 165 to 155.[1]

1939 Manhattan Jaspers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumPolo Grounds, Randall's Island Stadium
1939 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

Manhattan was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 45 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings.[2] and at No. 83 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Holy CrossL 0–2820,000[4][5]
October 7St. BonaventureW 6–07,000[6]
October 14Duquesne
L 0–7[7]
October 21Auburn
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 7–08,000[8]
November 4at Boston UniversityW 26–05,000[9]
November 11at West VirginiaW 19–710,000[10]
November 18at DetroitL 13–36[11]
November 25Villanova
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 0–79,951[12]

References

  1. "1939 Manhattan Jaspers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  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. "20,000 Watch Holy Cross Play Manhattan". The Boston Globe. September 30, 1939. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Jaspers Beaten, 28-0". New York Daily News. October 1, 1939. p. C35 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Jaspers Nip Bonnies, 6-0, With Early Score". New York Daily News. October 8, 1939. p. C41 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Duquesne Conquers Manhattan, 7 to 0". New York Daily News. October 15, 1939. p. C39 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Jaspers Nip Auburn, 7-0, on Fay's Score". New York Daily News. October 22, 1939. p. 88 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Jasper, LIU, Brooklyn Win". New York Daily News. November 5, 1939. p. 96 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "West Virginia Bows To Manhattan, 19-7". The Pittsburgh Press. November 12, 1939. p. II-11 via Newspapers.com.
  11. W. W. Edgar (November 19, 1939). "U. of D. Whips Manhattan, 36-13". Detroit Free Press via Newspapers.com.
  12. Jack Mahon (November 26, 1939). "Villanova Scores Early To Defeat Manhattan, 7 to 0". New York Daily News. p. C38 via Newspapers.com.
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