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
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

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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

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  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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