1939 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1939 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1939 college football season. The team compiled a 5–4 record under head coach Charley Bowser.[1]

1939 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
1939 record	5–4
Head coach	Charley Bowser (1st season)
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium (Capacity: 56,500)

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
Hofstra			–					4	–	3	–	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
Bucknell			–					3	–	5	–	0
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	Rank	Site	Result
September 30	at Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 27–6
October 7	West Virginia		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	W 20–0
October 14	Duke		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 14–13
October 21	Duquesne	No. 1	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 13–21
October 28	at Fordham	No. 18	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 13–27
November 4	at Temple		Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 13–7
November 11	Carnegie Tech		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 6–0
November 18	Nebraska		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 13–14
November 25	at Penn State		New Beaver Field State College, PA (rivalry)	L 0–10
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1939 Pittsburgh Panthers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. May 21, 2016.