1939 Swarthmore Garnet Tide football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1939 Swarthmore Garnet Tide football Independent 6–0–1 Lew Elverson 2nd Alumni Field The 1939 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its second year under head coach Lew Elverson, Swarthmore compiled a 6–0–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 140 to 36.Swarthmore Yearly Results College Football Data Warehouse May 1, 2023 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/s/swarthmore/yearly_results.php?year=1935 September 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906160955/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/s/swarthmore/yearly_results.php?year=1935 dead The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Schedule y y October 7 1939 Washington College Shoremen Washington College Alumni Field Swarthmore, PA W 13-12 Garnet Scores Over Shoremen in Tight Battle: Swarthmore Wins, 13-12, as Ed Jakle Provides Lone Extra Point Chester Times October 9, 1939 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123881291/garnet-scores-over-shoremen-in-tight/ Newspapers.com October 14 at 1939 Susquehanna Crusaders Susquehanna University Field Selinsgrove, PA W 27-12 Swarthmore Passes Gain 27 to 12 Win: Jakle to Eberle Forwards Defeat Susquehanna The Philadelphia Inquirer October 15, 1939 S5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123881690/swarthmore-passes-gain-27-to-12-win/ Newspapers.com October 21 at Drexel Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA W 14-0 6,000 Drexel Defeaated By Swarthmore The Philadelphia Inquirer Perry Lewis October 22, 1939 1S, 6S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123890000/drexel-defeaated-by-swarthmore/ Newspapers.com October 28 at Oberlin Oberlin, OH T 12-12 3,000 Oberlin Ties Swarthmore, 12-12: Last Period Rush Gives Yeomen Draw The Philadelphia Inquirer October 29, 1939 6S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123888400/oberlin-ties-swarthmore-12-12-last/ Newspapers.com November 4 at 1939 Hamilton Continentals Hamilton Clinton, NY W 6-0 Swarthmore Defeats Hamilton, 6-0: Eberle Runs 76 Yards for Garnet Score The Philadelphia Inquirer November 5, 1939 6S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123888733/swarthmore-defeats-hamilton-6-0/ Newspapers.com November 11 1939 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Johns Hopkins Alumni Field Swarthmore, PA W 10-0 Swarthmore Tops Hopkins in 10-0 Game: 30-Yard Run And Field Goal Keep Garnets' Record Clean The Baltimore Sun November 12, 1939 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123882276/swarthmore-tops-hopkins-in-10-0-game/ Newspapers.com November 18 1939 American Eagles American Alumni Field Swarthmore, PA W 58-0 4,000 Swarthmore Trounces American: Garnet Ends Unbeaten with 58-0 Victory The Philadelphia Inquirer James C. Isaminger November 19, 1939 6S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123889031/swarthmore-trounces-american-garnet/ Newspapers.com References Swarthmore Category:Swarthmore Garnet Tide football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Swarthmore Garnet Tide football