1939 Canisius Golden Griffins football team

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1939 Canisius Golden Griffins football
Little Three champion
ConferenceWestern New York Little Three Conference
Record4–1–1 (2–0 Little Three)
Head coach
Home stadiumCivic Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →

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 4–1–1 record (2–0 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]

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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1at Scranton*
T 0–01,500[5]
October 8Niagara
W 19–010,000[6]
October 29at Saint Vincent*
W 14–04,000[7][8][9]
November 5St. Bonaventure
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 10–0[10][11]
November 12La Salle*
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
L 3–1413,500[12]
November 19Saint Francis (PA)*
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 20–710,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1939 - Canisius (NY)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Colella Is Feted". Buffalo Evening News. November 30, 1939. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Grid Critic Picks Real All-American". Collyer's Eye. November 25, 1939. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tommies and Canisius in 0-0 Deadlock". The Scranton Times. October 2, 1939. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Cy Kritzer (October 9, 1939). "Canisius Upsets Niagara: Collela Stars in 19-0 Win". Buffalo Evening News. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Undefeated Collegiate Elevens To Battle At Bearcat Stadium Sunday". The Latrobe Bulletin. October 28, 1939. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bearcats Suffer First Defeat As Canisius Wins By A 14-0 Score". The Latrobe Bulletin. October 30, 1939. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Canisius Varsity Is 14-0 Winner". Buffalo Evening News. October 31, 1939. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Cy Kritzer (November 4, 1939). "Griffs Need Tie for Title, Bona Requires Triiumph". Buffalo Evening News. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Cy Kritzer (November 6, 1939). "Canisius Wins Little Three: Colella's Kick Turns Tide". Buffalo Evening News. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Cy Kritzer (November 13, 1939). "Canisius Team Topples: LaSalle Blockers Pave Way". Buffalo Evening News. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Cy Kritzer (November 20, 1939). "Canisius Wins on Passes: Captain Inspires Victory". Buffalo Evening News. p. 30.
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