Record: 9-2, .818 W-L% (15th of 124) ▪ Rank: 11th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Ind
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Frank Leahy (9-2)
PS/G: 19.9 (13th of 124) ▪ PA/G: 4.2 (7th of 124)
SRS: 11.33 (20th of 124) ▪ SOS: -1.22 (80th of 124)
Bowl Game: Lost Cotton Bowl 6-3 versus Clemson
| 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 11 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 30, 1939 | Sat | Boston College | Lebanon Valley | Non-Major | W | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Oct 6, 1939 | Fri | Boston College | St. Joseph's (Pennsylvania) | Non-Major | W | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Oct 12, 1939 | Thu | Boston College | Florida | SEC | L | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Oct 21, 1939 | Sat | Boston College | Temple | Ind | W | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Oct 28, 1939 | Sat | Boston College | St. Anselm | Non-Major | W | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 6 | Nov 4, 1939 | Sat | Boston College | Auburn | SEC | W | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 7 | Nov 11, 1939 | Sat | Boston College | @ | Detroit Mercy | Ind | W | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 8 | Nov 18, 1939 | Sat | Boston College | N | Boston University | Non-Major | W | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | Boston, MA |
| 9 | Nov 25, 1939 | Sat | Boston College | Kansas State | Big 6 | W | 38 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 10 | Dec 2, 1939 | Sat | Boston College | (10) Holy Cross | Ind | W | 14 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 11 | Jan 1, 1940 | Mon | (14) Boston College | N | (15) Clemson | Southern | L | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |