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1935 Detroit Titans football team

1935 Detroit Titans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 23 Marquette   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Notre Dame   –   7 – 1 – 1
Michigan State   –   6 – 2 – 0
DePaul   –   5 – 2 – 1
Wayne   –   5 – 2 – 1
Detroit   –   6 – 3 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 3 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   4 – 2 – 2
Western State Teachers (MI)   –   5 – 3 – 0
Saint Louis   –   5 – 6 – 0
Central State (MI)   –   1 – 6 – 0
Haskell   –   0 – 7 – 1
Rankings from United Press

The 1935 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1935 college football season. Detroit outscored its opponents by a combined total of 187 to 61 and finished with a 6–3 record in its 11th year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Gus Dorais.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Central State (MI)
W 43–010,000[2]
October 4Haskell
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 27–010,000[3]
October 11Oklahoma A&M
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 13–010,000[4]
October 19Catholic University
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 7–13> 15,000[5]
October 26Villanova
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 19–1515,000[6]
November 2at Villanova
L 7–1310,000[7]
November 9Bucknell
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 53–012,000[8]
November 23at Duquesne
L 6–137,100[9]
November 28at Texas Tech
W 12–7[10]

References

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  1. ^ "1935 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ^ Lewis H. Walter (September 28, 1935). "Titan Eleven Beats Central State, 43-0: Farkas, Payne Lead Titans to Easy Triumph". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Lewis H. Walter (October 5, 1935). "University of Detroit Outplays Haskell by Wide Margin to Win 27-0". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. p. 16. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Lewis H. Walter (October 12, 1935). "U. of D. Beats Oklahomans, 13-0, for Third Victory in Row: Titans' Power Produces Pair of Touchdowns". Detroit Free Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ W.W. Edgar (October 20, 1935). "Perfectly Timed Pass Upsets Dorais' Men". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Lewis H. Walter (October 27, 1935). "Titans Come From Behind to Defeat Villanova, 19 to 15". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Edward J. Walsh (November 3, 1935). "Villanova Rallies to Take 13-7 Win Over Detroit to Even Up". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. S1, S4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Lewis H. Walter (November 10, 1935). "Titans Rout Bucknell, 53-0: Bucknell Falls Before Titans". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Lester Biederman (November 24, 1935). "Dukes Down Detroit in Season Final, 13-6". The Pittsburgh Press. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Collier Parris (November 29, 1935). "Tech Raiders Bow To Detroit, 12-7". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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