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Boston College

FBSI · 1939 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
9–2
0.818 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
92
1901–2026
All-Time Record
539–440–14
0.550 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 20
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Boston College head-to-head · History & Eras

1939 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 3LEBANON VALLEYUnranked—W 45–0
7Week 7 · Oct 10ST. JOSEPH'S (PENNSYLVANIA)Unranked—W 20–6
8Week 8 · Oct 17Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC5–5–1L 0–7
9Week 9 · Oct 24Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 19–0
10Week 10 · Oct 31ST. ANSELMUnranked—W 28–0
11Week 11 · Nov 7Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC5–5–1W 13–7
12Week 12 · Nov 14Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1W 20–13
13Week 13 · Nov 21BOSTON UNIVERSITYUnranked—W 19–0
14Week 14 · Nov 28Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B84–5W 38–7
12Regular Season Final · Dec 5Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI7–2W 14–0
14Final · Jan 2Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HIND SOCON9–1L 3–6

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.017
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+17
-6+23
  • Holy Cross +7
  • Auburn +5
  • Detroit Mercy +5
  • Kansas State +4
  • Temple +2
  • Clemson -1
  • Florida -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #26Better than 82%
Win % Place 15thBetter than 90%

0.818 Win % · Change -9

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#27W13#25W14#16Regular Season Final#17Post-Season W1#26Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+45
+14
-7
+19
+28
+6
+7
+19
+31
+14
-3

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#411901#721902#551919#831937#281938

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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