Detroit Titans football

Detroit Titans football

First season	1892
Stadium	University of Detroit Stadium
Seating capacity	20,000
Location	Detroit, Michigan
All-time record	308–204–24 (.597)
Claimed nat'l titles	1
Colors	Red, White, and Blue^[1]

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)^[2]

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
Sig Andrusking	Guard	1930s	Played in NFL in 1937
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
Walt Clago	End		Played in NFL, 1921-1922
Bill Dando	Halfback	1956-1968	Head coach at Buffalo, 1977-1979
Andy Farkas	Fullback	1930s	Played for Washington Redskins, 1938-1944
Norm Harvey	Tackle	1920s	Played in NFL, 1925-1929
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
Bill O'Neill	Halfback	1930s	Played for Detroit Lions in 1935 and Cleveland Rams and in 1937
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

Players in the NFL Draft

Key

B	Back	K	Kicker	NT	Nose tackle
C	Center	LB	Linebacker	FB	Fullback
DB	Defensive back	P	Punter	HB	Halfback
DE	Defensive end	QB	Quarterback	WR	Wide receiver
DT	Defensive tackle	RB	Running back	G	Guard
E	End	T	Offensive tackle	TE	Tight end

Year	Round	Pick in round	Overall pick	Player	Team	Position
1965	11	2	142	Steve Mass	49ers	T
1964	17	10	234	Dennis Shaw	Steelers	C
1962	14	11	193	Jim Shorter	Browns	B
1961	11	10	150	Larry Vargo	Lions	E
1961	12	1	155	Steve Stonebreaker	Vikings	E
1961	12	5	159	Frank Jackunas	Steelers	T
1961	16	1	211	Ted Karpowicz	Vikings	RB
1960	10	3	111	Grady Aldeman	Lions	T
1960	12	1	133	Tom Chapman	Cardinals	E
1959	15	5	173	Bruce Maher	Lions	B
1959	16	3	183	John Dingens	Cardinals	T
1958	24	1	278	John Jereck	Packers	T
1957	5	6	55	Perry Richards	Steelers	E
1955	4	11	48	Lee Riley	Lions	B
1954	8	3	88	Dennis McCotter	Colts	G
1954	16	6	187	Cas Krol	Steelers	T
1954	24	6	283	Jack Flanagan	Steelers	E
1954	25	8	297	Ray Zambiasi	Eagles	B
1953	1	5	5	Ted Marchibroda	Steelers	QB
1953	23	2	267	Ed Bierne	Redskins	E
1951	14	5	164	Lee Wittmer	Lions	T
1951	30	7	358	Ron Horwath	Lions	B
1950	5	13	66	Mike Kaysserian	Eagles	B
1950	9	4	109	Ed Wood	Lions	G
1950	16	4	200	Jerry Greiner	Lions	C
1950	24	6	306	Tom Finnin	Giants	T
1950	30	12	390	Jim Masey	Browns	B
1949	11	3	104	Edo Mencotti	Yanks	B
1948	7	3	48	Jack Kurkowski	Redskins	B
1947	9	2	67	Gene Malinowski	Yanks	C
1947	11	1	86	Pete Sullivan	Lions	T
1947	17	3	148	Jack Hart (American football)	Redskins	T
1947	28	1	256	Arch Kelly	Lions	E
1946	22	7	207	Jack Simmons	Lions	B
1946	23	8	218	Joe Pulte	Lions	E
1945	8	7	72	Russ Lowther	Lions	B
1945	26	7	270	Bob Ivory	Lions	G
1945	32	2	326	Tom Dorais	Lions	B
1944	18	3	178	Elmer Madarik	Lions	B
1942	4	4	29	Vince Banonis	Cardinals	C
1941	4	1	26	Al Ghesquiere	Eagles	B
1941	10	5	85	Ted Pavelec	Lions	T
1941	13	6	116	Cass Brovarney	Giants	G
1939	7	2	52	Eddie Palumbo	Steelers	B
1938	1	9	9	Andy Farkas	Redskins	B^[3]

References

↑ "UDM Identity Standards | University of Detroit Mercy". Udmercy.edu. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
↑ 2011 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis, IN: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2011. pp. 70–75. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
↑ DraftHistory.com

External links

Detroit Titans football

Venues	University of Detroit Stadium

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1906 1907 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964

National championship seasons in bold

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