1930 Detroit Titans football team

American college football season

1930 Detroit Titans football

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–3–2
Head coach|

* Gus Dorais (6th season)

Home stadium| University of Detroit Stadium

Seasons

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1931 ->

1930 Midwestern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 1 Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
Marquette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 1
Haskell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
Michigan State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 2
DePaul |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1
Detroit |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 2
Kent State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1
Saint Louis |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 2
John Carroll |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 2
Loyola (IL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
Michigan Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1930 college football season. Detroit outscored opponents by a combined total of 208 to 35 and finished with a 5–3–2 record in their sixth year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Gus Dorais. Significant games included a victory over West Virginia (23–0), a scoreless tie with Michigan State (0–0), and a loss to Iowa (3–7).[1][2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 26| Adrian|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| W 59–0| > 11,000| [3]
October 3| Albion|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| W 51–0| > 14,000| [4]
October 10| Grinnell|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| W 47–6| | [5]
October 17| West Virginia|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| W 23–0| 20,000| [6]
November 1| Iowa|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| L 3–7| | [7]
November 8| Fordham|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| L 7–13| | [8]
November 15| at Marquette|

* Marquette Stadium
* Milwaukee, WI

| T 0–0| 23,000| [9]
November 22| at Michigan State|

* College Field
* East Lansing, MI

| T 0–0| > 20,000| [10]
November 29| Georgetown|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| W 12–0| | [11]
December 6| at Loyola (LA)|

* Loyola University Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| L 6–9| | [12]

## References

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1. ^ "1930 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 27, 1930). "Titans Beat Adrian In Opener, 59-0: O'Neil Crosses Goal Line Four Times in Game". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 14 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 4, 1930). "Titans Smother Albion, 51 to 0: Detroit Backs Score at Will on Methodists". Detroit Free Press. pp. 15, 17 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 11, 1930). "University of Detroit Eleven Runs Wild Against Grinnell, Piling Up 47 to 6 Score: Western Team First To Score Against Titans". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 15 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 18, 1930). "University of Detroit Continues In Undefeated Class By Beating West Virginia, 23 to 0: Fourth Win Is Marked Up by Titan Team". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 15 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 2, 1930). "Iowa Comes From Behind to Beat University of Detroit, 7 to 3: Warrington's Run Conquers Titans". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 5 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 9, 1930). "Fourth Period Rally Gives Fordham 13 to 7 Victory Over U. of D.: Substitute Halfback Humbles Titan Team". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 5 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 16, 1930). "University of Detroit and Marquette Teams Struggle to Scoreless Tie: Game Ends With Titans Scant Yard from Goal". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 4 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 23, 1930). "Titans Tie Spartans, 0 to 0: Detroit Outplayed by Spartans' Line". Detroit Free Press. p. 13 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 30, 1930). "University of Detroit Scores Twice in Last Half to Beat Georgetown, 12 to 0". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 4 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Touchdown in Opening Period Enables Loyola Eleven To Triumph Over Titans, 9 to 6". Detroit Free Press. December 7, 1930. pp. Sports 1, 6 - via Newspapers.com.

## External links

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* 1930 University of Detroit football programs

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