1939 Northeastern Huskies football team
The 1939 Northeastern Huskies football team represented Northeastern University during the 1939 college football season. It was the program's seventh season and they finished with a winless record of 0–6–1 (0–2 in New England Conference play).[1][2][3] Their head coach was James W. Dunn serving in his third season, and their captain was Cornelius Sullivan.[3]
| 1939 Northeastern Huskies football | |
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| Conference | New England Conference |
| Record | 0–6–1 (0–2 NEC) |
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| Captain | Cornelius Sullivan |
| Home stadium | Kent Street Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 30 | Saint Anselm* | L 7–36 | ||||
| October 7 | at New Hampshire | L 6–15 | [4] | |||
| October 14 | at Bates* | Lewiston, ME | L 7–10 | |||
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at Tufts* | Medford, MA | T 0–0 | [5] | |
| October 28 | Rhode Island |
| L 6–7 | 4,500 | [6][7] | |
| November 4 | Springfield* |
| L 13–19 | |||
| November 11 | at Upsala* | East Orange, NJ | L 13–22 | |||
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References
- Pollak, Mark (2019). The Playing Grounds of College Football: A Comprehensive Directory, 1869 to Today. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 281. ISBN 9781476673622.
- "1939 Northeastern Huskies football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- "Annual Results: 1939". NUHuskies.com. Northeastern University. 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- Jones, Fred (October 2, 1939). "Gridiron Guff". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. p. 8. Retrieved January 22, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- "College Football Lineups Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 21, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved June 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
. - "Northeastern Tackles R.I. State Tomorrow". The Boston Globe. October 27, 1939. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rhode Islanders Nip Notheastern". The Hartford Courant. October 29, 1939. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
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