1939 Swarthmore Garnet Tide football team

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1939 Swarthmore Garnet Tide football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–0–1
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
 1938
1940 
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

The 1939 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its second year under head coach Lew Elverson, Swarthmore compiled a 6–0–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 140 to 36. [1]

The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7 Washington College
W 13–12 [2]
October 14at Susquehanna
W 27–12 [3]
October 21at Drexel
W 14–06,000 [4]
October 28at Oberlin Oberlin, OH T 12–123,000 [5]
November 4at Hamilton Clinton, NY W 6–0 [6]
November 11 Johns Hopkins
  • Alumni Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
W 10–0 [7]
November 18 American
  • Alumni Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
W 58–04,000 [8]

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References

  1. "Swarthmore Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  2. "Garnet Scores Over Shoremen in Tight Battle: Swarthmore Wins, 13-12, as Ed Jakle Provides Lone Extra Point". Chester Times. October 9, 1939. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Swarthmore Passes Gain 27 to 12 Win: Jakle to Eberle Forwards Defeat Susquehanna". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 15, 1939. p. S5 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Perry Lewis (October 22, 1939). "Drexel Defeaated By Swarthmore". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 6S via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Oberlin Ties Swarthmore, 12-12: Last Period Rush Gives Yeomen Draw". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 29, 1939. p. 6S via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Swarthmore Defeats Hamilton, 6-0: Eberle Runs 76 Yards for Garnet Score". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 5, 1939. p. 6S via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Swarthmore Tops Hopkins in 10-0 Game: 30-Yard Run And Field Goal Keep Garnets' Record Clean". The Baltimore Sun. November 12, 1939. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  8. James C. Isaminger (November 19, 1939). "Swarthmore Trounces American: Garnet Ends Unbeaten with 58-0 Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 6S via Newspapers.com.