1939 Manhattan Jaspers football team

The 1939 Manhattan Jaspers football team was an American football team that represented Manhattan College as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its second season under head coach Herb Kopf, the team compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 165 to 155.[1]

1939 Manhattan Jaspers football
Conference	Independent
1939 record	4–4
Head coach	Herb Kopf (2nd season)
Home stadium	Polo Grounds, Randall's Island Stadium

1939 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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
Brown			–					5	–	3	–	1
Dartmouth			–					5	–	3	–	1
NYU			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	4	–	0
Manhattan			–					4	–	4	–	0
Penn			–					4	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	3	–	2
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Yale			–					3	–	4	–	1
Army			–					3	–	4	–	2
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	4	–	2
Massachusetts State			–					2	–	5	–	2
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	7	–	0
Buffalo			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 0–28	20,000	[2][3]
October 7	St. Bonaventure	Randall's Island Stadium New York, NY	W 6–0	7,000	[4]
October 14	Duquesne	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–7		[5]
October 21	Auburn	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 7–0	8,000	[6]
November 4	at Boston University	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 26–0	5,000	[7]
November 11	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 19–7	10,000	[8]
November 18	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 13–36		[9]
November 25	Villanova	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–7	9,951	[10]

References

1. "1939 Manhattan Jaspers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
2. "20,000 Watch Holy Cross Play Manhattan". The Boston Globe. September 30, 1939. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Jaspers Beaten, 28-0". New York Daily News. October 1, 1939. p. C35 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Jaspers Nip Bonnies, 6-0, With Early Score". New York Daily News. October 8, 1939. p. C41 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Duquesne Conquers Manhattan, 7 to 0". New York Daily News. October 15, 1939. p. C39 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Jaspers Nip Auburn, 7-0, on Fay's Score". New York Daily News. October 22, 1939. p. 88 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Jasper, LIU, Brooklyn Win". New York Daily News. November 5, 1939. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "West Virginia Bows To Manhattan, 19-7". The Pittsburgh Press. November 12, 1939. p. II-11 – via Newspapers.com.
9. W. W. Edgar (November 19, 1939). "U. of D. Whips Manhattan, 36-13". Detroit Free Press – via Newspapers.com.
10. Jack Mahon (November 26, 1939). "Villanova Scores Early To Defeat Manhattan, 7 to 0". New York Daily News. p. C38 – via Newspapers.com.