1929 Detroit Titans football team

The 1929 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1929 college football season. Detroit outscored opponents by a combined total of 174 to 52 and finished with a 7–1–1 record in their fifth year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Gus Dorais. Significant games included a victories over Tulsa (21–6), West Virginia (36–0), Michigan State (25–0), a loss to Oregon State (14–7), and a tie with Marquette (6–6).[1][2]

1929 Detroit Titans football
ConferenceIndependent
1929 record7–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
1929 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Notre Dame   –    9 –0 –0
Detroit   –    7 –1 –1
Haskell   –    6 –2 –0
Loyola (IL)   –    6 –2 –1
Michigan State   –    5 –3 –0
John Carroll   –    5 –3 –1
Marquette   –    4 –3 –1
Butler   –    4 –4 –0
Wabash   –    4 –4 –1
Saint Louis   –    3 –4 –1
DePaul   –    2 –7 –0
Kent State   –    1 –7 –0
Valparaiso   –    1 –7 –0
Ball State   –    0 –7 –0

The team was led by halfback Lloyd Brazil of whom coach Dorais later said: "As far as I'm concerned, there were only three great collegiate backs in my lifetime -- Jim Thorpe, George Gipp and Lloyd Brazil."[3]

Arthur "Bud" Boeringer and Harvey Brown were the line coaches.[4][5] Johnny Fredericks was the freshman coach.[5] Michael H. "Dad" Butler was the team's trainer.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28DePaul
W 27–7[6]
October 4Dayton
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 18–020,000[7]
October 12Tulsa
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 21–6[8]
October 26Loyola (LA)
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 20–6> 18,000[9]
November 2Marquette
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
T 6–6> 17,000[10]
November 9at West Virginia
W 36–017,000[11]
November 16at Michigan State
W 25–0[12]
November 23Oregon State
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 7–14[13]
November 30Georgetown
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 14–1310,000[14]

References
  1. "1929 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. "Detroit Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  3. Lyall Smith (April 7, 1965). "Lloyd Brazil: Titans' Titan". Detroit Free Press. p. 27.
  4. "Titans Work Under Lashing By Boeringer". Detroit Free Press. November 6, 1929. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Four Veterans Form Nucleus of Big Squad". Detroit Free Press. September 7, 1929. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Weakness of Titans Displayed in Opener". Detroit Free Press. September 29, 1929. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. W. W. Edgar (October 5, 1929). "Titans Add To String By Defeating Dayton". Detroit Free Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. W. W. Edgar (October 13, 1929). "Titans Prove Their Ability To Fight Back". Detroit Free Press. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. W. W. Edgar (October 27, 1929). "Titans Beat Loyola, 20-6: Dixie Eleven Wilts Under Line Smashes". Detroit Free Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. W. W. Edgar (November 3, 1929). "University of Detroit Winning Streak Halted By 6-6 Deadlock With Marquette: Missed Goal Kick Costly To Titans". Detroit Free Press. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. W. W. Edgar (November 10, 1929). "University of Detroit Finds Mountaineers Easy and Wins By 36 to 0 Score: Titans Swamp West Virginia". Detroit Free Press. pp. 17, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. W. W. Edgar (November 17, 1929). "University of Detroit Used Varied Attack To Smash State Eleven, 25 to 0: Aerial Plays Start Titans On Way To Win". Detroit Free Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. W. W. Edgar (November 24, 1929). "Intercepted Pass Enables Oregon Aggies To Beat Titans, 14 to 7: Trick Play Brings End To Long Winning Streak". Detroit Free Press. pp. 15–16 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. W. W. Edgar (December 1, 1929). "Two Twists of Fate in Third Period Help Titans To Beat Georgetown, 14-13: Blocked Punt Bounds Across Goal for Score". Detroit Free Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
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