1939 Duquesne Dukes football team

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1939 Duquesne Dukes football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 10
Record8–0–1
Head coach
Seasons
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1939 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Cornell  – 8 –0 –0
No. 10 Duquesne  – 8 –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 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University in the 1939 college football season. The Dukes were led by first-year head coach Aldo Donelli. For the second time in four years, the Dukes upset cross-town rivals Pittsburgh, this time as the Panthers were the number one team in the US. [1] The Dukes finished undefeated, with a record of 8–0–1, and ranked 10th in the AP Poll. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Illinois Wesleyan Pittsburgh, PA W 31–0
October 6 Waynesburg Pittsburgh, PAW 20–0
October 14at Manhattan
W 7–0 [3]
October 21at No. 1 Pittsburgh
W 21–1323,000–25,000 [4] [5]
October 27 Texas Tech No. 11Pittsburgh, PAW 13–0
November 4 Marquette No. 13Pittsburgh, PAW 21–1312,000 [6]
November 11at NC State No. 12
W 7–0
November 25 Carnegie Tech No. 12Pittsburgh, PAW 22–7
December 2 Detroit No. 6Pittsburgh, PAT 10–10
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Duquesne's Last-Half Surge Topples Pitt, 21-13". The Washington Post. October 22, 1939. p. X1.
  2. ↑ "1939 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Duquesne Conquers Manhattan, 7 to 0". New York Daily News. October 15, 1939. p. C39 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Tom Hopkins (October 22, 1939). "Bluffites Rally to Hand Panthers First Defeat". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Part 3-1. Retrieved November 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Chester L. Smith (October 22, 1039). "Hilltoppers Fight Back to Wipe Away 13–0 Lead". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Section 2–5. Retrieved November 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Chester L. Smith (November 5, 1939). "Dukes Trip Marquette, 21 to 13: Hilltoppers Spot Foemen Two Scores". The Pittsburgh Press. pp. Sports 1, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "1939 Duquesne Dukes Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
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