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1948 Detroit Titans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadium University 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

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]

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Toledo
W 36–020,741 [3]
October 1 Marquette
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 34–622,643 [4]
October 8 San Francisco
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 40–716,123 [5]
October 15 Miami (FL)
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 0–618,451 [6]
October 22 Wayne
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 13–024,321 [7]
October 29 Villanova
  • 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

References

  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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.

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