1929 Detroit Titans football team
| 1929 Detroit Titans football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 7–1–1 |
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| Home stadium | University of Detroit Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Notre Dame | – | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Haskell | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (IL) | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Carroll | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan Tech | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wabash | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | – | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1929 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1929 college football season. Detroit outscored opponents by a combined total of 174 to 52 and finished with a 7–1–1 record in their fifth year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Gus Dorais. Significant games included a victories over Tulsa (21–6), West Virginia (36–0), Michigan State (25–0), a loss to Oregon State (14–7), and a tie with Marquette (6–6).[1][2]
The team was led by halfback Lloyd Brazil of whom coach Dorais later said: "As far as I'm concerned, there were only three great collegiate backs in my lifetime -- Jim Thorpe, George Gipp and Lloyd Brazil."[3]
Arthur "Bud" Boeringer and Harvey Brown were the line coaches.[4][5] Johnny Fredericks was the freshman coach.[5] Michael H. "Dad" Butler was the team's trainer.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | DePaul | W 27–7 | [6] | ||
| October 4 | Dayton |
| W 18–0 | 20,000 | [7] |
| October 12 | Tulsa |
| W 21–6 | [8] | |
| October 26 | Loyola (LA) |
| W 20–6 | > 18,000 | [9] |
| November 2 | Marquette |
| T 6–6 | > 17,000 | [10] |
| November 9 | at West Virginia | W 36–0 | 17,000 | [11] | |
| November 16 | at Michigan State | W 25–0 | [12] | ||
| November 23 | Oregon State |
| L 7–14 | [13] | |
| November 30 | Georgetown |
| W 14–13 | 10,000 | [14] |
References
[edit]- ^ "1929 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ^ "Detroit Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ^ Lyall Smith (April 7, 1965). "Lloyd Brazil: Titans' Titan". Detroit Free Press. p. 27.
- ^ "Titans Work Under Lashing By Boeringer". Detroit Free Press. November 6, 1929. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Four Veterans Form Nucleus of Big Squad". Detroit Free Press. September 7, 1929. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Weakness of Titans Displayed in Opener". Detroit Free Press. September 29, 1929. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W. W. Edgar (October 5, 1929). "Titans Add To String By Defeating Dayton". Detroit Free Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W. W. Edgar (October 13, 1929). "Titans Prove Their Ability To Fight Back". Detroit Free Press. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W. W. Edgar (October 27, 1929). "Titans Beat Loyola, 20-6: Dixie Eleven Wilts Under Line Smashes". Detroit Free Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W. W. Edgar (November 3, 1929). "University of Detroit Winning Streak Halted By 6-6 Deadlock With Marquette: Missed Goal Kick Costly To Titans". Detroit Free Press. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W. W. Edgar (November 10, 1929). "University of Detroit Finds Mountaineers Easy and Wins By 36 to 0 Score: Titans Swamp West Virginia". Detroit Free Press. pp. 17, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W. W. Edgar (November 17, 1929). "University of Detroit Used Varied Attack To Smash State Eleven, 25 to 0: Aerial Plays Start Titans On Way To Win". Detroit Free Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W. W. Edgar (November 24, 1929). "Intercepted Pass Enables Oregon Aggies To Beat Titans, 14 to 7: Trick Play Brings End To Long Winning Streak". Detroit Free Press. pp. 15–16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W. W. Edgar (December 1, 1929). "Two Twists of Fate in Third Period Help Titans To Beat Georgetown, 14-13: Blocked Punt Bounds Across Goal for Score". Detroit Free Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.