Detroit Titans football

Detroit Titans football
File:DetroitTitans.png
First season	1892
Head coach
Home stadium	Titan Field
Stadium capacity	20000
Stadium surface
Location	Detroit, Michigan
Conference	[[|]]
All-time record	308–204–24
Postseason bowl record	–
Claimed national titles	1
Colors

The Detroit Titans were the college football team representing the University of Detroit from 1896 to 1964. In 1928, the Detroit Titans won a College Football National Championship under Gus Dorais, with a record of 9-0-0.

Championships

• 1928 National Championship (Parke Davis)

Head coaching records

Head Coach	Years	Seasons	Record	Pct.
William S. Robinson	1896–1899	4	13–5–1	.700
John C. Mackey	1900–1901	2	6–6–0	.500
Edward Ryan	1902, 1906	2	7–5–1	.577
Alfred W. Debo	1903–1904	2	6–6–0	.500
George A. Kelly	1907, 1909–1910	3	7–5–2	.571
Royal R. Campbell	1911–1912	2	8–6–1	.567
George M. Lawton	1913–1914	2	6–6–3	.500
Harry Costello	1915–1916	2	4–7–2	.385
James F. Duffy	1917, 1919–1922, 1924	6	43–12–1	.777
Germany Schulz	1923	1	4–3–2	.556
Gus Dorais	1925–1942	18	113–48–7	.693
Chuck Baer	1945–1950	6	35–21–1	.623
Dutch Clark	1951–1953	3	13–17–0	.433
Wally Fromhart	1954–1958	5	19–25–2	.435
Jim Miller	1959–1961	3	18–10–0	.643
John Idzik	1962–1964	3	6–21–1	.232

Notable personnel

Name	Position	Years	Notes
Grady Alderman	Lineman	1950s	Played in NFL, 1960-1974
Vince Banonis	Center	1939-1941	Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame
Dan Boisture	End	1947-1948	Head coach at Eastern Michigan, 1967-1973
Lloyd Brazil	Halfback	1927-1929	All-American; inducted into Michigan Sports Hall of Fame
Walt Cassidy	End	1920s	Played in NFL, 1924
Bill Dando	Halfback	1956-1968	Head coach at Buffalo, 1977-1979
Andy Farkas	Fullback	1930s	Played for Washington Redskins, 1938-1944
Harvey Long	Lineman	1920s	Played in NFL, 1929-1930
Elmer Madarik	Halfback	1940s	Played for Detroit Lions 1945-1948
Ted Marchibroda	Quarterback	1950s	Played and coached in the NFL for over 40 years, 1953-1998
Doug Nott	Halfback	1930s	Played for Detroit Lions in 1935
Lee Riley	Defensive back	1950s	Played in NFL and AFL, 1955-1962
Jim Shorter	Defensive back	1960s	Played in NFL, 1948-1956
Jack Simmons	Lineman	1940s	Played in NFL, 1962-1969
Steve Stonebreaker	Linebacker	1960s	Played in NFL, 1962-1968
Tillie Voss	End	1920s	Played in NFL, 1921-1929

External links

• University of Detroit Football Collection
• University of Detroit yearbooks

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