1939 Detroit Titans football team

1939 Detroit Titans football
Conference Independent
1939 record 5–3–1
Head coach Gus Dorais (15th season)
Home stadium University of Detroit Stadium

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]

Schedule


DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Central Michigan
W 20–721,500[2]
September 30Western State
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit
W 14–013,650[3]
October 14at Catholic University
L 13–1410,000[4]
October 21North Carolina State
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit
W 21–6[5]
October 28at Tulsa
W 16–7[6]
November 4Villanova
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit
L 6–13[7]
November 11Boston College
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit
L 13–2010,342[8]
November 18Manhattan
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit
W 36–13[9]
December 2at No. 6 Duquesne
T 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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