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1939 Gonzaga

6–⁠2.

Schedule and results

Gonzaga in 1939, game by game: lost at Washington State 6–19; lost at Saint Mary’s (CA) 0–19; won at Texas Tech 6–0; won vs. Idaho 19–0; won at No. 11 Oregon 12–7; won at Montana 23–0; won vs. Eastern Washington 27–0; won at Portland 7–0+27−19Lost 6–19 at Washington State-13Washington StateLost 0–19 at Saint Mary’s (CA)-19Saint Mary’s (C…Won 6–0 at Texas Tech+6Texas TechWon 19–0 vs. Idaho+19IdahoWon 12–7 at No. 11 Oregon+5No. 11 OregonWon 23–0 at Montana+23MontanaWon 27–0 vs. Eastern Washington+27Eastern Washing…Won 7–0 at Portland+7Portland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23atWashington StateL 6–⁠1933%
Oct 1atSaint Mary’s (CA)L 0–⁠1917%
Oct 7atTexas TechW 6–⁠017%
Oct 13vsIdahoW 19–⁠046%
Oct 21at11OregonW 12–⁠730%
Nov 11atMontanaW 23–⁠057%
Nov 18vsEastern WashingtonW 27–⁠087%
Nov 25atPortlandW 7–⁠077%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Portland 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
100–⁠45
Coach
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Elo
1489 +114 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
0.0 No. 68 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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