Wikipedia

1948 Detroit Titans football team

The 1948 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit as an independent during the 1948 college football season. Detroit outscored its opponents by a combined total of 209 to 112 and finished with a 6–3 record in its fourth year under head coach Chuck Baer.[1]

1948 Detroit Titans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan Tech   –   7 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   9 – 0 – 1
Bowling Green   –   8 – 0 – 1
Washington University   –   9 – 1 – 0
John Carroll   –   7 – 1 – 2
Ball State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Michigan State   –   6 – 2 – 2
Baldwin–Wallace   –   5 – 2 – 2
Detroit   –   6 – 3 – 0
Indiana State   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wabash   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wayne   –   4 – 4 – 0
Valparaiso   –   4 – 5 – 0
Toledo   –   5 – 6 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 5 – 0
Xavier   –   4 – 6 – 0
Central Michigan   –   3 – 6 – 0
Marquette   –   2 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Detroit was ranked at No. 60 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule

edit
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Toledo
W 36–020,741[3]
October 1Marquette
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 34–622,643[4]
October 8San Francisco
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 40–716,123[5]
October 15Miami (FL)
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 0–618,451[6]
October 22Wayne
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 13–024,321[7]
October 29Villanova
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 6–2724,381[8]
November 6at Denver
L 27–30 [9]
November 143:00 p.m.at Saint Louis
W 27–146,387[10][11][12][13]
November 27at Tulsa
W 26–223,406[14]

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "1948 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Marshall Dann (September 25, 1948). "Titans Turn Toledo Fumbles into 36-0 Rout". Detroit Free Press. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Lyall Smith (October 2, 1948). "Titans Spring 34-6 Surprise on Butterfingered Marquette". Detroit Free Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ George Puscas (October 9, 1948). "U-D Grinds Past Dons, 40 to 7". Detroit Free Press. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Dick Peters (October 16, 1948). "U-D Blows No. 1 to Hurricanes". Detroit Free Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ George Puscas (October 23, 1948). "U-D Squeezes Past Wayne". pp. 1, 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Marshall Dann (October 30, 1948). "U-D Wastes 97-Yard Run in 27-6 Loss to Villanova". Detroit Free Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Denver Upsets Titans, 30-27". Detroit Free Press. November 7, 1948. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Morrison, Robert (November 14, 1948). "Billikens Look for Gloomy Afternoon Against Detroit". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 4F. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ Toomey, James L. (November 15, 1948). "Billikens Fool Dopesters But Not Detroit U." St. Louis Star-Times. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 22. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ Marshall Dann (November 15, 1948). "U-D Power Wins, 27-14". Detroit Free Press. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Penalties Nullify Gains as Billikens Lose to Detroit, 27-14". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 15, 1948. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "U-D Defense Stops Tulsa, 26-22". Detroit Free Press. November 28, 1948. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=1948_Detroit_Titans_football_team&oldid=1191388510"