1948 Detroit Titans football team

1948 Detroit Titans football
Conference Independent
1948 record 6–3
Head coach Chuck Baer (4th season)
Home stadium University of Detroit Stadium

The 1948 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit as an independent during the 1948 college football season. Detroit outscored its opponents by a combined total of 209 to 112 and finished with a 6–3 record in its fourth year under head coach Chuck Baer.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Toledo
W 36–020,741[2]
October 1Marquette
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit
W 34–622,643[3]
October 8San Francisco
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit
W 40–716,123[4]
October 15Miami (FL)
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit
L 0–618,451[5]
October 22Wayne
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit
W 13–024,321[6]
October 29Villanova
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit
L 6–2724,381[7]
November 6at Denver
L 27–30 [8]
November 14at Saint LouisSt. LouisW 27–14 [9][10]
November 27at Tulsa
W 26–223,500[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1948 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ Marshall Dann (September 25, 1948). "Titans Turn Toledo Fumbles into 36-0 Rout". Detroit Free Press. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Lyall Smith (October 2, 1948). "Titans Spring 34-6 Surprise on Butterfingered Marquette". Detroit Free Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ George Puscas (October 9, 1948). "U-D Grinds Past Dons, 40 to 7". Detroit Free Press. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Dick Peters (October 16, 1948). "U-D Blows No. 1 to Hurricanes". Detroit Free Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ George Puscas (October 23, 1948). "U-D Squeezes Past Wayne". pp. 1, 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Marshall Dann (October 30, 1948). "U-D Wastes 97-Yard Run in 27-6 Loss to Villanova". Detroit Free Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Denver Upsets Titans, 30-27". Detroit Free Press. November 7, 1948. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Marshall Dann (November 15, 1948). "U-D Power Wins, 27-14". Detroit Free Press. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Penalties Nullify Gains as Billikens Lose to Detroit, 27-14". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 15, 1948. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "U-D Defense Stops Tulsa, 26-22". Detroit Free Press. November 28, 1948. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
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