1939 Detroit Titans football team

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]

1939 Detroit Titans football
ConferenceIndependent
1939 record5–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
1939 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W 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 (MI)      2 6 1
Miami (OH)      1 7 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Central MichiganW 20–721,500[2]
September 30Western State (MI)
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 14–013,650[3]
October 14at Catholic UniversityL 13–1410,000[4]
October 21NC State
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 21–6[5]
October 28at TulsaW 16–7[6]
November 4Villanova
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 6–13[7]
November 11Boston College
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 13–2010,342[8]
November 18Manhattan
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 36–13[9]
December 2at No. 6 DuquesneT 10–1023,691[10]
  • 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. W. W. Edgar (September 23, 1939). "Breaks Help U. of D. Beat Central State, 20-7". Detroit Free Press via Newspapers.com.
  3. 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.
  4. "Titans Upset by Catholic 'U', 14-13". Detroit Free Press. October 15, 1939 via Newspapers.com.
  5. W. W. Edgar (October 22, 1939). "Titan Eleven Scores 21-6 Triumph over North Carolina State". Detroit Free Press via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Slovisky Star as Titans Win". Detroit Free Press. October 29, 1939. p. 45 via Newspapers.com.
  7. W. W. Edgar (November 5, 1939). "Titans Outplay Cats, but Are Beaten, 13-6, as Two Passes Click". Detroit Free Press via Newspapers.com.
  8. W. W. Edgar (November 12, 1939). "Eagles' Passes Beat U. of D., 20-13". Detroit Free Press via Newspapers.com.
  9. W. W. Edgar (November 19, 1939). "U. of D. Whips Manhattan, 36-13". Detroit Free Press via Newspapers.com.
  10. Lester Biederman (December 3, 1939). "Detroit Ties Duquesne, 10-10". The Pittsburgh Press via Newspapers.com.
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