1939 Canisius Golden Griffins football team
American college football season
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The 1939 Canisius Golden Griffins football team was an American football team that represented Canisius College in the Western New York Little Three Conference (Little Three) during the 1939 college football season. In their first year under head coach James B. Wilson, the Griffins compiled a 4â1â1 record (2â0 against conference opponents), shut out four of six opponents, won the Little Three championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 66 to 21.[1]
- James B. Wilson (1st season)
| 1939 Canisius Golden Griffins football | |
|---|---|
Little Three champion | |
| Conference | Western New York Little Three Conference |
| Record | 4â1â1 (2â0 Little Three) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Civic Stadium |
The team was led on offense by star halfback Tommy Colella.[2] Colella was selected by Coller's Eye as a second-team player on the 1939 Little All-America college football team.[3]
Canisius was ranked at No. 86 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[4]
The team played its home games at Civic Stadium in Buffalo, New York.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | at Scranton* |
| T 0â0 | 1,500 | [5] | ||
| October 8 | Niagara | W 19â0 | 10,000 | [6] | |||
| October 29 | at Saint Vincent* |
| W 14â0 | 4,000 | [7][8][9] | ||
| November 5 | St. Bonaventure |
| W 10â0 | [10][11] | |||
| November 12 | La Salle* |
| L 3â14 | 13,500 | [12] | ||
| November 19 | Saint Francis (PA)* |
| W 20â7 | 10,000 | [13] | ||
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