1939 Temple

2–⁠7, coached by Fred Swan.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1939, game by game: lost vs. Georgetown 2–3; lost vs. Carnegie Mellon 0–6; won vs. TCU 13–11; lost at Boston College 0–19; won vs. Bucknell 16–0; lost vs. Pittsburgh 7–13; lost at Holy Cross 0–14; lost vs. Villanova 6–12; lost at Michigan State 7–18+16−19Lost 2–3 vs. Georgetown-1GeorgetownLost 0–6 vs. Carnegie Mellon-6Carnegie MellonWon 13–11 vs. TCU+2TCULost 0–19 at Boston College-19Boston CollegeWon 16–0 vs. Bucknell+16BucknellLost 7–13 vs. Pittsburgh-6PittsburghLost 0–14 at Holy Cross-14Holy CrossLost 6–12 vs. Villanova-6VillanovaLost 7–18 at Michigan State-11Michigan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan State 18–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1939.

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
51–⁠96
Coach
Fred Swan
Elo
1413 −58 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.5 No. 62 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Edward Kolman

Drafted in 1940

The 1940 draft
Rd 5Ed Kolman OTChicago Bears