Detroit Titans football


The Detroit Titans were the college football team representing what was then known as the University of Detroit from 1896 to 1964. In 1928 under Gus Dorais, the team finished with a record of 9-0-0. Several years later Parke H. Davis, considered to be a "major selector" by the NCAA, named the 1928 team to a share of the national championship.
From 1922 to the end of the university's football program in 1964 the Titans played their home games at University of Detroit Stadium near McNichols Rd. and Fairfield St. on the university's McNichols campus.

Conference affiliations

Detroit was both independent and affiliated with the Missouri Valley Conference.

National championships

Detroit won its only national championship in 1928, with Parke H. Davis selecting both Detroit and Georgia Tech. The school claims this championship.

Head coaches

Head CoachYearsSeasonsRecordPct.
William S. Robinson1896-1899413-5-1.700
John C. Mackey1900-190126-6-0.500
Edward Ryan1902, 190627-5-1.577
Alfred W. Debo1903-190426-6-0.500
George A. Kelly1907, 1909-191037-5-2.571
Royal R. Campbell1911-191228-6-1.567
George M. Lawton1913-191426-6-3.500
Harry Costello1915-191624-7-2.385
James F. Duffy1917, 1919-1922, 1924643-12-1.777
Germany Schulz192314-3-2.556
Gus Dorais1925-194218113-48-7.693
Chuck Baer1945-1950635-21-1.623
Dutch Clark1951-1953313-17-0.433
Wally Fromhart1954-1958519-25-2.435
Jim Miller1959-1961318-10-0.643
John Idzik1962-196436-21-1.232

Notable personnel

Players in the NFL Draft