1934 Detroit Titans football team

1934 Detroit Titans football
1934 Detroit Titans football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3–1
Head coach	Gus Dorais (10th season);
Home stadium	University of Detroit Stadium
	Seasons ← 1933 1935 →

The 1934 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1934 college football season. Detroit outscored its opponents by a combined total of 112 to 59 and finished with a 5–3–1 record in its 10th year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Gus Dorais.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Central State (MI)	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 38–0	11,000	^[2]
October 5	Western State Teachers (MI)	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 25–7		^[3]
October 12	Washington & Jefferson	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 12–0	13,000	^[4]
October 20	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	T 0–0	8,000	^[5]
October 26	Duquesne	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 6–20	15,000	^[6]
November 3	Oklahoma A&M	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 6–19		^[7]
November 17	at Michigan State	College Field East Lansing, MI	L 6–7	20,000	^[8]
November 24	at Marquette	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 13–6	9,000	^[9]
December 1	Washington State	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 6–0	5,000	^[10]

^ "1934 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
^ Lewis H. Walter (September 29, 1934). "Titans Easily Crush Central State, 38 to 0, in Opener". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Lewis H. Walter (October 6, 1934). "University of Detroit Aerial Attack Downs Western State Eleven, 25 to 7: Titans Score in Each Period". Detroit Free Press. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Lewis H. Walter (October 13, 1934). "Lutz Registers Two Touchdowns as Titans Beat W. & J. 12-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Edward Walsh (October 21, 1934). "Villanova In Tie: 8000 Fans See Wildcats Hold Titans to 0-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Lewis H. Walter (October 27, 1934). "Duquesne Hands Titans First Defeat of Season, 20 to 6". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Lewis H. Walter (November 4, 1934). "Oklahoma's Fourth-Period Romp Upsets Titans, 19 to 6". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Lewis H. Walter (November 18, 1934). "Spartans Win, 7-6, as Titans Fail to Make Use of Breaks". Detroit Free Press – via Newspapers.com.
^ "66-Yard Detroit March Defeats Marquette, 13-6". The Capital Times. November 25, 1934 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Lewis H. Walter (December 2, 1934). "First-Period Drive Brings Titans 6-0 Victory Over Cougars". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.