1939 Portland Pilots football team

The 1939 Portland Pilots football team was an American football team that represented the University of Portland as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its third year under head coach Robert L. Mathews, the team compiled a 1–5–1 record. The team played its home games at Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon.

1939 Portland Pilots football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMultnomah Stadium
1939 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Diego Marines   –  11 –0 –0
No. T–14 Santa Clara   –  5 –1 –3
Gonzaga   –  6 –2 –0
Humboldt State   –  5 –2 –0
Idaho Southern Branch   –  5 –2 –0
Cal Poly   –  4 –4 –1
San Francisco   –  4 –3 –3
La Verne   –  3 –3 –0
Saint Mary's   –  3 –4 –1
Hawaii   –  3 –6 –0
Loyola (CA)   –  2 –6 –1
San Francisco State   –  2 –4 –2
Portland   –  1 –5 –1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Montana State
L 6–14[1]
September 30at Montana
L 0–94,500[2]
October 6at Willamette
T 0–0[3]
October 14Oregon State
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
L 12–14[4]
October 29at Saint Mary's
W 14–122,500[5]
November 11at Fresno State
L 13–279,310[6]
November 26Gonzaga
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
L 0–7[7]

References
  1. "Portland Pilots Turned Back by Montana State, 14-6, in First Try". The Eugene Register-Guard. September 23, 1939. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Field Goal, Forward Pass Touchdown, Defeat Portland". The Sunday Missoulian. October 1, 1939. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Willamette and Portland Play to Scoreless Deadlock". The Capital Journal. October 7, 1939. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Mighty Staters Hustled To Beat Lowly Portland". Medford Mail Tribune. October 15, 1939. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Alan Ward (October 30, 1939). "Madigan Blames Official for Defeat! Pilots Beat Gaels, 14-12; Slip Storms at Coleman". Oakland Tribune. pp. 11, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Fresno in Victory Over Portland, 27-13". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 12, 1939. p. 14A – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. "Gonzaga Takes Portland, 7-0 on Muddy Field". The Missoulian. November 27, 1939. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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