1939 Detroit Titans football team explained

Year:1939
Team:Detroit Titans
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:5–3–1
Head Coach:Gus Dorais
Hc Year:15th
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]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1939 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. November 23, 2015.
  2. News: Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top. The Atlanta Constitution. Paul Williamson. December 8, 1941. 26. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth. E. E. Litkenhous. Johnson City Sunday Press. December 31, 1939. 11. Newspapers.com.