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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