1939 Detroit Titans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
1939 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Michigan   –  8 –1 –0
No. 13 Notre Dame   –  7 –2 –0
Ohio   –  6 –3 –0
Detroit   –  5 –3 –1
Akron   –  5 –4 –0
Cincinnati   –  4 –3 –2
Ohio Wesleyan   –  5 –4 –1
Marquette   –  4 –4 –0
Michigan State   –  4 –4 –1
Dayton   –  4 –4 –1
Michigan State Normal   –  3 –3 –1
Wayne   –  4 –5 –0
Xavier   –  3 –5 –1
Western State Teachers (MI)   –  2 –6 –1
Miami (OH)   –  1 –7 –1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1939 college football season. Detroit outscored its opponents by a combined total of 149 to 90 and finished with a 5–3–1 record in its 15th year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Gus Dorais.[1]

Detroit was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 41 in the Williamson System ratings,[2] and at No. 44 in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Central Michigan
W 20–721,500[4]
September 30Western State Teachers (MI)
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 14–013,650[5]
October 14at Catholic University
L 13–1410,000[6]
October 21NC State
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 21–6[7]
October 28at Tulsa
W 16–78,400[8]
November 4Villanova
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 6–13[9]
November 11Boston College
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 13–2010,342[10]
November 18Manhattan
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 36–13[11]
December 2at No. 6 Duquesne
T 10–1023,691[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1939 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ Paul Williamson (December 8, 1941). "Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ W. W. Edgar (September 23, 1939). "Breaks Help U. of D. Beat Central State, 20-7". Detroit Free Press – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ W. W. Edgar (October 1, 1939). "U. of D. Takes to Air for Two Touchdowns to Beat Western State". Detroit Free Press – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Titans Upset by Catholic 'U', 14-13". Detroit Free Press. October 15, 1939 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ W. W. Edgar (October 22, 1939). "Titan Eleven Scores 21-6 Triumph over North Carolina State". Detroit Free Press – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Slovisky Star as Titans Win". Detroit Free Press. October 29, 1939. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ W. W. Edgar (November 5, 1939). "Titans Outplay Cats, but Are Beaten, 13-6, as Two Passes Click". Detroit Free Press – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ W. W. Edgar (November 12, 1939). "Eagles' Passes Beat U. of D., 20-13". Detroit Free Press – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ W. W. Edgar (November 19, 1939). "U. of D. Whips Manhattan, 36-13". Detroit Free Press – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Lester Biederman (December 3, 1939). "Detroit Ties Duquesne, 10-10". The Pittsburgh Press – via Newspapers.com.
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