1931 Detroit City College Tartars football team

The 1931 Detroit City College Tartars football team represented Detroit City College (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Norman G. Wann, the team compiled a 0–6–1 record.[1]

1931 Detroit City College Tartars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–6–1
Head coach
Home stadiumKelsey Field
1931 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wilberforce   –  8 –0 –0
Marquette   –  8 –1 –0
Saint Louis   –  8 –1 –0
Detroit   –  7 –2 –1
Western State Teachers (MI)   –  5 –2 –0
No. 11 Notre Dame   –  6 –2 –1
DePaul   –  6 –3 –0
Michigan State   –  5 –3 –1
Haskell   –  6 –4 –0
Michigan State Normal   –  3 –2 –1
Central State (MI)   –  4 –3 –0
John Carroll   –  4 –4 –2
Wittenberg   –  3 –3 –3
Kent State   –  3 –4 –0
Rankings from Dickinson System

In January 1932, Sy Berent, a member of the team, led a petition drive in support of coach Norman Wann. The petition asserted that the team's mediocre performance in recent years was the result of high academic standards, the school's lack of appeal as an athletic center, and "indifference and lack of support by the student body."[2] Wann was nevertheless replaced as the head football coach by Joe Gembis. Wann remained on the school's faculty as a teacher of physical education.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Albion
L 0–6[4]
October 16at Bowling GreenBowling Green, OHL 0–13[5][6]
October 24Findlay
  • Kelsey Field
  • Detroit, MI
L 0–13[7]
October 31at Central State (MI)
L 0–42[8]
November 7Defiance
  • Kelsey Field
  • Detroit, MI
L 7–26[9]
November 14Olivet
  • Kelsey Field
  • Detroit, MI
L 0–32[10]
November 21Wilmington (OH)Detroit, MIT 0–0[11]

References
  1. "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. p. 121. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "Wann Supported At City College: Students Sign Petitions Favoring His Retention". Detroit Free Press. January 19, 1932. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Gembis Is New Tartar Coach". Detroit free press. July 24, 1932. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Watt's Long Run Wins For Albion: Halfback Races 40 Yards to Beat City College". Detroit Free Press. October 4, 1931. p. Sport 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tartars Bow To Bowling Green: City College Gridders Lose to Ohio Team, 13-0, in Mud". Detroit Free Press. October 17, 1931. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bowling Green Defeats City College, 13-0". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 17, 1931. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "City College Loses, 13-0: Findlay Scores Twice on Detroit Team". Detroit Free Press. October 25, 1931. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Teachers Beat City Collegians: Central State Runs Away in Game to 42-0 Score". Detroit Free Press. November 1, 1931. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Defiance Beats City Collegians: Tartars Make Only Score on Pass, 75-Yard Run". Detroit Free Press. November 8, 1931. p. Sport 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "City College Is Easy for Olivet: Poor Punts and Fumbles Cost Victory, 32 to 0". Detroit Free Press. November 15, 1931. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "City College in 0 to 0 Tie: Tartars Outplay Wilmington in Best Battle". Detroit Free Press. November 22, 1931. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.


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