1938 Detroit Titans football team
1938 Detroit Titans football | |
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Conference | Independent |
1938 record | 6–4 |
Head coach | Gus Dorais (14th season) |
Home stadium | University of Detroit Stadium |
The 1938 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1938 college football season. In their 14th year under head coach Gus Dorais, the Titans compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 148 to 42.[1]
In addition to head coach Gus Dorais, the team's coaching staff included Lloyd Brazil (backfield coach), Bud Boeringer (line coach), and Michael H. "Dad" Butler (trainer).[2] End Alex Chesney was the team captain.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 24 | at Purdue | L 6–19 | > 24,000 | [4] | ||||
September 30 | Western State | W 7–0 | > 18,000 | [5] | ||||
October 7 | Catholic University |
| W 27–0 | [6] | ||||
October 12 | at Boston College | L 6–9 | [7] | |||||
October 23 | at No. 20 Villanova | L 6–13 | ||||||
October 28 | at Duquesne | Pittsburgh | L 6–14 | |||||
November 5 | North Dakota |
| W 38–6 | |||||
November 12 | at NC State | W 7–0 | ||||||
November 19 | Tulsa |
| W 39–14 | 17,800 | [8] | |||
November 27 | at No. 19 Santa Clara | Sacramento, CA | W 7–6 | 16,000 | [9] | |||
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References
- ↑ "1938 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Detroit vs. Catholic University game program". University of Detroit. October 7, 1938. p. 9. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ↑ Detroit vs. Catholic University game program, p. 5.
- ↑ "Titans Beaten by Purdue: Palumbo Hits Off Tackle for Detroit Score". Detroit Free Press. September 25, 1938 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ W.W. Edgar (October 1, 1938). "Titans Defeat Stubborn W.S.T.C. Eleven for First Victory". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Titans Blank Catholic by 27 to 0 Count". Detroit Free Press. October 8, 1938. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ W.W. Edgar (October 13, 1938). "Boston Wipes Out a Titan Victory in Four Minutes". Detroit Free Press. pp. 17–18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ W.W. Edgar (November 20, 1938). "Palumbo's Passes Whip Tulsa; U. of D. Crushes Invaders After Seesaw Battle". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Titans' Extra Point Crimps Santa Clara Hopes of Bowl Call". Detroit Free Press. November 28, 1938. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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