1934 Detroit Titans football team

The 1934 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1934 college football season. Detroit outscored its opponents by a combined total of 112 to 59 and finished with a 5–3–1 record in its 10th year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Gus Dorais.[1]

1934 Detroit Titans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
1934 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan State    8 1 0
Wayne    7 1 0
Western State Teachers (MI)    7 1 0
Michigan State Normal    5 2 0
Notre Dame    6 3 0
Central State (MI)    5 3 0
Detroit    5 3 1
DePaul    4 3 0
Saint Louis    3 3 2
Marquette    4 5 0
Haskell    3 6 1
Missouri Mines    2 6 0
Wittenberg    2 7 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Central State (MI)W 38–011,000[2]
October 5Western State Teachers (MI)
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 25–7[3]
October 12Washington & Jefferson
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 12–013,000[4]
October 20at VillanovaT 0–08,000[5]
October 26Duquesne
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 6–2015,000[6]
November 3Oklahoma A&M
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 6–19[7]
November 17at Michigan StateL 6–720,000[8]
November 24at MarquetteW 13–69,000[9]
December 1Washington State
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 6–05,000[10]

References

  1. "1934 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. Lewis H. Walter (September 29, 1934). "Titans Easily Crush Central State, 38 to 0, in Opener". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 15 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Lewis H. Walter (October 6, 1934). "University of Detroit Aerial Attack Downs Western State Eleven, 25 to 7: Titans Score in Each Period". Detroit Free Press. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Lewis H. Walter (October 13, 1934). "Lutz Registers Two Touchdowns as Titans Beat W. & J. 12-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Edward Walsh (October 21, 1934). "Villanova In Tie: 8000 Fans See Wildcats Hold Titans to 0-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. S1 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Lewis H. Walter (October 27, 1934). "Duquesne Hands Titans First Defeat of Season, 20 to 6". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 14 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Lewis H. Walter (November 4, 1934). "Oklahoma's Fourth-Period Romp Upsets Titans, 19 to 6". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Lewis H. Walter (November 18, 1934). "Spartans Win, 7-6, as Titans Fail to Make Use of Breaks". Detroit Free Press via Newspapers.com.
  9. "66-Yard Detroit March Defeats Marquette, 13-6". The Capital Times. November 25, 1934 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Lewis H. Walter (December 2, 1934). "First-Period Drive Brings Titans 6-0 Victory Over Cougars". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1 via Newspapers.com.
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