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1939 San Francisco Dons football team

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1939 San Francisco Dons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–3
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego Marines     11 0 0
No. T–14 Santa Clara     5 1 3
Gonzaga     6 2 0
Humboldt State     5 2 0
Idaho Southern Branch     5 2 0
Cal Poly     4 4 1
San Francisco     4 3 3
La Verne     3 3 0
Saint Mary's     3 4 1
Hawaii     3 6 0
Loyola (CA)     2 6 1
San Francisco State     2 4 2
Portland     1 5 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 San Francisco Dons football team was an American football team that represented the University of San Francisco as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach George Malley, the Dons compiled a 4–3–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 92 to 91.[1]

San Francisco was ranked at No. 92 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17St. Mary's (TX)L 6–710,000[3]
September 23San Jose State
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
L 6–16< 3,000[4]
September 29Hardin–Simmons
  • Seals Stadium
  • San Francisco
T 6–65,000[5]
October 7at MontanaMissoula, MTW 12–7[6]
October 15Santa Clara
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
T 13–1325,000[7]
October 21at Santa Barbara State
T 0–0[8]
October 28at Fresno StateL 2–21[9]
November 5at Loyola (CA)W 14–712,000[10]
November 12Saint Mary's
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 7–0[11]
December 3vs. Creighton
W 26–149,900[12]

References

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  1. ^ "1939 San Francisco Dons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Extra Point Beats San Francisco, 7-6". Santa Ana Register. September 18, 1939. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "San Jose State Wallops Don Eleven, 16-6". Oakland Tribune. September 24, 1939. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Lee Dunbar (September 30, 1939). "U.S.F. Rallies To Tie Texans". Oakland Tribune. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Last Quarter Attack Beats Montana". The Missoulian. October 8, 1943. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Bob Blake (October 16, 1939). "Broncos To Study Tackling After Tying U.S.F., 13 to 13". Oakland Tribune. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Santa Barbara Plays Dons to Scoreless Tie". Los Angeles Times. October 22, 1939. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Fresno State Wallops San Francisco". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 29, 1939. p. 23. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ "Mosconi Runs Wild as San Francisco Humbles Loyola, 14-7". Los Angeles Times. November 6, 1939. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gaels Beaten 7-0; Off For New York; Dons Defeat St. Mary's First Time in 14 Years". Oakland Tribune. November 13, 1939. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Dons Finish Season With 26-14 Win Over Creighton". Oakland Tribune. December 4, 1939. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.