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]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | DePaul | | L 0–12 | > 15,000 | [3]
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October 2 | Western State Teachers (MI) | - University of Detroit Stadium
- Detroit, MI
| W 20–0 | | [4]
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October 9 | Iowa State | - University of Detroit Stadium
- Detroit, MI
| W 20–0 | 18,000 | [5]
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October 16 | Marquette | - University of Detroit Stadium
- Detroit, MI
| W 7–0 | 15,000 | [6]
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October 23 | West Virginia | - University of Detroit Stadium
- Detroit, MI
| W 9–7 | |
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October 31 | Loyola (LA) | - University of Detroit Stadium
- Detroit, MI
| W 21–0 | 10,000 | [7]
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November 7 | at Fordham | | L 9–39 | |
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November 14 | Villanova | - University of Detroit Stadium
- Detroit, MI
| T 0–0 | |
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November 21 | Michigan State | - University of Detroit Stadium
- Detroit, MI
| W 20–13 | |
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November 28 | at Georgetown | | W 6–0 | 10,000 | [8]
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References
- ^ "1931 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ^ "Detroit Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Titans blank Iowa State eleven, 20–0". The Des Moines Register. October 10, 1931. Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W. W. Edgar (October 17, 1931). "Parsaca's Touchdown Gives Titans 7–0 Victory". Detroit Free Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Titans score victory over Loyola, 21–0". Detroit Free Press. November 1, 1931. Retrieved April 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W. W. Edgar (November 29, 1931). "Turashoff Wins Game for Titans". Detroit Free Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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