1939 La Salle Explorers football team

The 1939 La Salle Explorers football team was an American football team that represented La Salle University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Marty Brill, the Explorers compiled a 6–1–1 record, shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 151 to 21. The team played home games at McCarthy Stadium in Philadelphia.

1939 La Salle Explorers football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–1–1
Head coach	Marty Brill (7th season)
Home stadium	McCarthy Stadium
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

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

La Salle was ranked at No. 87 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	at Elon	Hillcrest Field Burlington, NC	W 32–6	1,500	[2]
October 8	Scranton	McCarthy Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 7–12	7,500	[3]
October 13	at West Chester	Wayne Field West Chester, PA	W 28–0	12,000	[4]
October 22	Mount St. Mary's	McCarthy Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 19–0	5,000	[5]
October 29	Saint Joseph's	McCarthy Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 31–0	10,000	[6]
November 5	Niagara	McCarthy Stadium Philadelphia, PA	T 0–0		[7]
November 12	at Canisius*	Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY	W 14–3	13,500	[8]
November 23	at Pennsylvania Military	Chester, PA	W 20–0	5,000	[9]
*Non-conference game

References

1. 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.
2. Ed Hamlin (September 30, 1939). "Superior LaSalle Eleven Downs Christians 32 To 6". The Burlington Daily Times-News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "La Salle College Gridders Beaten by Scranton, 12-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 9, 1939. p. 19.
4. "La Salle Wallops W. Chester, 28-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 14, 1939. pp. 19, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "LaSalle Scores 19-0 Win over Mt. St. Mary's". The Morning Call. October 23, 1939. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "LaSalle Team Hands St. Joseph's 31-0 Defeat". Wilmington Morning News. October 30, 1939. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Frank O'Gara (November 6, 1939). "La Salle, Niagara Wage Scoreless Tie: Punting Duel Marks Game In Rain, Mud". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 21, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Cy Kritzer (November 13, 1939). "Canisius Team Topples: LaSalle Blockers Pave Way". Buffalo Evening News. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
9. James C. Isaminger (November 24, 1939). "La Salle Jars P.M.C., 20-0: Explorers Score In Three Periods; 5000 Watch Game". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.