1936 Detroit Titans football team

1936 Detroit Titans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
DePaul   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Marquette   –   7 – 2 – 0
Michigan State   –   6 – 1 – 2
Michigan State Normal   –   6 – 2 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 2 – 1
No. 8 Notre Dame   –   6 – 2 – 1
Wayne   –   5 – 2 – 1
Detroit   –   7 – 3 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Saint Louis   –   5 – 4 – 1
Central Michigan   –   3 – 4 – 1
Western State Teachers (MI)   –   2 – 5 – 0
Haskell   –   1 – 6 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1936 college football season. Detroit outscored its opponents by a combined total of 194 to 59 and finished with a 7–3 record in its 12th year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Gus Dorais.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Western State Teachers (MI)
W 40–018,300[2]
October 4at Villanova
L 6–1318,000[3]
October 9Oklahoma A&M
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 46–12[4]
October 17Auburn
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 0–610,000[5]
October 24at Manhattan
W 20–015,000[6]
October 30Duquesne
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 14–715,000[7]
November 7Bucknell
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 33–712,000[8]
November 14at Xavier
W 16–08,000[9]
November 21North Dakota
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 13–14[10]
November 26at Creighton
W 6–010,000[11]

References

  1. ^ "1936 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ^ Lewis H. Walter (September 26, 1936). "Powerful Titan Grid Team Crushes Hilltoppers, 40 to 0". Detroit Free Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Edward J. Walsh (October 5, 1936). "Villanova Nips Titans: Wildcats Top Detroit Team Before 18,000". The Philadelphia Inquirer – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Detroit Crushes Oklahoma A. & M." Lansing State Journal. October 10, 1936. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn Repulses Detroit Foe in Intersectional Tilt". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 18, 1936. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Todd Wright (October 25, 1936). "Detroit Crushes Manhattan, 20-0". Daily News (New York). pp. 94, 100 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Jack Sell (October 31, 1936). "Detroit Rally Duquesne, 14-7". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Lewis H. Walter (November 8, 1936). "Titans Sweep Bucknell, 33-7: U.-D. Runs Up Lead Despite Palumbo Loss". Detroit Free Press – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Lou Smith (November 15, 1936). "Detroit Overpowers Xavier, 16-0: Inspired Fight Put Up By Musketeer Team". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Lewis H. Walter (November 22, 1936). "U. of D. Rally Falls Short After Invaders' Early Drive". Detroit Free Press – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Creighton Beaten By Detroit, 6 to 0". The Des Moines Register. November 27, 1936. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.