1939 San Francisco Dons football team

The 1939 San Francisco Dons football team was an American football team that represented the University of San Francisco as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach George Malley, the Dons compiled a 4–3–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 92 to 91.^[1]

1939 San Francisco Dons football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–3–3
Head coach	George Malley (3rd season)
Home stadium	Kezar Stadium
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Diego Marines			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. T–14 Santa Clara			–					5	–	1	–	3
Gonzaga			–					6	–	2	–	0
Humboldt State			–					5	–	2	–	0
Idaho Southern Branch			–					5	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly			–					4	–	4	–	1
San Francisco			–					4	–	3	–	3
La Verne			–					3	–	3	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	4	–	1
Hawaii			–					3	–	6	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					2	–	6	–	1
San Francisco State			–					2	–	4	–	2
Portland			–					1	–	5	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

San Francisco was ranked at No. 92 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	St. Mary's (TX)	Kezar Stadium San Francisco	L 6–7	10,000	[3]
September 23	San Jose State	Kezar Stadium San Francisco	L 6–16	< 3,000	[4]
September 29	Hardin–Simmons	Seals Stadium San Francisco	T 6–6	5,000	[5]
October 7	at Montana	Missoula, MT	W 12–7		[6]
October 15	Santa Clara	Kezar Stadium San Francisco	T 13–13	25,000	[7]
October 21	at Santa Barbara State	La Playa Field Santa Barbara, CA	T 0–0		[8]
October 28	at Fresno State	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	L 2–21		[9]
November 5	at Loyola (CA)	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles	W 14–7	12,000	[10]
November 12	Saint Mary's	Kezar Stadium San Francisco	W 7–0		[11]
December 3	vs. Creighton	Sacramento Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 26–14	9,900	[12]