1939 Scranton Tomcats football team

1939 Scranton Tomcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–0–2
Head coach	Tom Davies (3rd season)
Home stadium	Athletic Park

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
Swarthmore			–					6	–	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
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	3	–	1
Dartmouth			–					5	–	3	–	1
Hofstra			–					4	–	3	–	0
NYU			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	4	–	0
Manhattan			–					4	–	4	–	0
Penn			–					4	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	3	–	2
Vermont			–					3	–	3	–	2
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Yale			–					3	–	4	–	1
Army			–					3	–	4	–	2
Bucknell			–					3	–	5	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	0
Providence			–					3	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	4	–	2
Massachusetts State			–					2	–	5	–	2
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	7	–	0
CCNY			–					1	–	7	–	0
Buffalo			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Scranton Tomcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Scranton during the 1939 college football season. The team compiled a 7–0–2 record, shut out five of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 159 to 40. The team played its home games at Athletic Park in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Tom Davies was the team's head coach for three years from 1937 to 1939. He left Scranton in March 1940 with a record of 20–3. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1970.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Saint Francis (PA)	Athletic Park Scranton, PA	W 33–0	1,860
October 1	Canisius	Athletic Park Scranton, PA	T 0–0	1,500
October 8	at La Salle	McCarthy Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 12–7	7,500
October 14	at CCNY	Lewisohn Stadium New York, NY	W 31–0	3,500
October 20	Toledo	Athletic Park Scranton, PA	W 7–6	5,000
October 28	Marshall	Scranton, PA	W 20–0	4,000
November 5	at Saint Vincent	2,500 Latrobe, PA	T 7–7
November 12	at St. Bonaventure	Bradner Stadium Olean, NY	W 28–0	2,500
November 19	Niagara	Scranton, PA	W 21–20	6,300