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1931 Detroit Titans football team

The 1931 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1931 college football season. Detroit outscored opponents by a combined total of 112 to 71 and finished with a 7–2–1 record in their seventh year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Gus Dorais. Significant games included victories over Iowa State (20–0), West Virginia (9–7), and Michigan State (20–13), losses to DePaul (12–0) and Fordham(39–9), and a scoreless tie with Villanova.[1][2]

1931 Detroit Titans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wilberforce   –   8 – 0 – 0
Marquette   –   8 – 1 – 0
Saint Louis   –   8 – 1 – 0
Detroit   –   7 – 2 – 1
Western State Teachers (MI)   –   5 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Notre Dame   –   6 – 2 – 1
DePaul   –   6 – 3 – 0
Michigan State   –   5 – 3 – 1
Haskell   –   6 – 4 – 0
Michigan Tech   –   3 – 2 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 2 – 1
Central State (MI)   –   4 – 3 – 0
John Carroll   –   4 – 4 – 2
Wittenberg   –   3 – 3 – 3
Kent State   –   3 – 4 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22DePaul
L 0–12> 15,000[3]
October 2Western State Teachers (MI)
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 20–0[4]
October 9Iowa State
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 20–018,000[5]
October 16Marquette
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 7–015,000[6]
October 23West Virginia
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 9–7[7]
October 31Loyola (LA)
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 21–010,000[8]
November 7at Fordham
L 9–39[9]
November 14Villanova
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
T 0–0[10]
November 21Michigan State
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 20–1319,000[11]
November 28at Georgetown
W 6–010,000[12]

References

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  1. ^ "1931 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "Detroit Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  3. ^ W. W. Edgar (September 23, 1931). "Titans Drop Grid Opener To De Paul, 12 to 0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 17, 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 3, 1931). "Final Half Spurts Wins for Titans: Dorais' Team Defeats Western State by 20-0". Detroit Free Press. p. Sport 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Titans blank Iowa State eleven, 20–0". The Des Moines Register. October 10, 1931. Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 17, 1931). "Parsaca's Touchdown Gives Titans 7–0 Victory". Detroit Free Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 24, 1931). "Neale Rushes Official As West Virginia Loses: Hess Stops Punt To Win For Titans". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Titans score victory over Loyola, 21–0". Detroit Free Press. November 1, 1931. Retrieved April 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 8, 1931). "Titans Are Routed By Fordham, 39 to 9: Dorais Men Give Rams Field Day". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 15, 1931). "Villanova and Detroit Fail to Score on Rain-Soaked Field". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 22, 1931). "Titans Wear Down Iron Men and Win". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 29, 1931). "Turashoff Wins Game for Titans". Detroit Free Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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