1939 Detroit Titans football team

American college football season

1939 Detroit Titans football

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–3–1
Head coach|

* Gus Dorais (15th season)

Home stadium| University of Detroit Stadium

Seasons

<- 1938

1940 ->

1939 Midwestern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Central Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 13 Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Michigan Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1
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 |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 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

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 22| Central Michigan|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| W 20–7| 21,500| [4]
September 30| Western State Teachers (MI)|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| W 14–0| 13,650| [5]
October 14| at Catholic University|

* Brookland Stadium
* Washington, DC

| L 13–14| 10,000| [6]
October 21| NC State|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| W 21–6| | [7]
October 28| at Tulsa|

* Skelly Field
* Tulsa, OK

| W 16–7| 8,400| [8]
November 4| Villanova|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| L 6–13| | [9]
November 11| Boston College|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| L 13–20| 10,342| [10]
November 18| Manhattan|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| W 36–13| | [11]
December 2| at No. 6 Duquesne|

* Forbes Field
* Pittsburgh. PA

| T 10–10| 23,691| [12]

* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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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.

## External links

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* 1939 University of Detroit football programs

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