American college football season
The 1939 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University in the 1939 college football season . The Dukes were led by first-year head coach Aldo Donelli . For the second time in four years, the Dukes upset cross-town rivals Pittsburgh , this time as the Panthers were the number one team in the US.[ 1] The Dukes finished undefeated, with a record of 8–0–1, and ranked 10th in the AP Poll .[ 2] They were ranked at No. 32 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[ 3]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source Illinois Wesleyan W 31–0 Waynesburg Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA W 20–0 October 14 at Manhattan W 7–0[ 4] October 21 at No. 1 Pittsburgh W 21–1323,000–25,000 [ 5] [ 6] Texas Tech No. 11 Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA W 13–0 November 4 Marquette No. 13 Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA W 21–1312,000 [ 7] November 11 at NC State No. 12 W 7–013,000 [ 8] November 25 at Carnegie Tech No. 12 Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA W 22–737,500 December 2 Detroit No. 6 Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA T 10–1023,691 [ 9] Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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^ "Duquesne's Last-Half Surge Topples Pitt, 21-13". The Washington Post . October 22, 1939. p. X1. ^ "1939 Final AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved May 14, 2017 . ^ 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 . ^ "Duquesne Conquers Manhattan, 7 to 0" . New York Daily News . October 15, 1939. p. C39 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Tom Hopkins (October 22, 1939). "Bluffites Rally to Hand Panthers First Defeat" . Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph . p. Part 3-1. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Chester L. Smith (October 22, 1039). "Hilltoppers Fight Back to Wipe Away 13–0 Lead" . The Pittsburgh Press . p. Section 2–5. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Chester L. Smith (November 5, 1939). "Dukes Trip Marquette, 21 to 13: Hilltoppers Spot Foemen Two Scores" . The Pittsburgh Press . pp. Sports 1, 10 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Dukes beat N.C. State, 7–0" . Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph . November 12, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Lester Biederman (December 3, 1939). "Detroit Ties Duquesne, 10-10" . The Pittsburgh Press – via Newspapers.com . ^ "1939 Duquesne Dukes Schedule and Results" . Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved May 14, 2017 .
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