1939 Boston University Terriers football team

1939 Boston University Terriers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Pat Hanley (6th season)
Home stadium	Fenway Park, Braves Field

1939 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	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 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Pat Hanley, the team compiled a 5–3 record and was outscored by a total of 80 to 77.[1]

Boston University was ranked at No. 174 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 7	2:00 p.m.	Franklin & Marshall	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 19–7		[3][4]
October 14		Western Reserve	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 14–19	7,000	[5]
October 21		Upsala	National League Field Boston, MA	W 13–3		[6]
October 27		at Western Maryland	Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 6–0		[7]
November 4		Manhattan	Braves Field Boston, MA	L 0–26	5,000	[8]
November 11		at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 13–6	7,000	[9]
November 18		vs. Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 0–19	14,000	[10]
December 1		at Tampa	Philips Field Tampa, FL	W 12–0	4,000	[11]
All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Boston (MA) Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
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. "Six B. U. Gridders Making First Start Against F. & M." The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 7, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Late Rally Beats F. & M. Eleven". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 8, 1939. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Boston University". fenwayparkdiaries.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
6. "Terriers Play Upsala at Hive". The Boston Globe. October 21, 1939. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Boston University Eleven Defeats Western Maryland By 6-To-0 Score". The Baltimore Sun. October 28, 1939. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Jasper, LIU, Brooklyn Win". New York Daily News. November 5, 1939. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Bob Bohne (November 12, 1939). "Two Sudden Thrusts By Boston U Defeat Bearcats, 13-6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. 33, 34 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Avanis Sparks Boston College To 19-0 Victory". The Hartford Courant. November 19, 1939. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Spartans Bow Before Boston Terriers, 12-0". The Tampa Times. December 2, 1939. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.