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1942 Detroit Titans football team - Wikipedia

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1942 Detroit Titans football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Gus Dorais (18th season)
Captain	Joseph Gensheimer, Donald Hughes
Home stadium	University of Detroit Stadium
Seasons ← 1941 1945 →

1942 Midwestern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Central Michigan		–		6	–	0	–	0
Western Michigan		–		5	–	1	–	0
Cincinnati		–		8	–	2	–	0
Dayton		–		8	–	2	–	0
Marquette		–		7	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Notre Dame		–		7	–	2	–	2
Bowling Green		–		6	–	2	–	1
Ohio		–		5	–	3	–	0
Detroit		–		5	–	4	–	0
Wichita		–		5	–	4	–	0
Michigan State		–		4	–	3	–	2
Michigan State Normal		–		3	–	3	–	1
Ohio Wesleyan		–		4	–	4	–	0
Xavier		–		4	–	5	–	0
Carthage		–		3	–	4	–	0
Miami (OH)		–		3	–	6	–	0
Wayne		–		1	–	6	–	1
Akron		–		0	–	7	–	2

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit as an independent during the 1942 college football season. Detroit outscored its opponents by a combined total of 82 to 66 and finished with a 5–4 record in its 18th and final year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Gus Dorais.^[1]

In addition to head coach Gus Dorais, the team's coaching staff included Lloyd Brazil (backfield coach), Bud Boeringer (line coach), Edmund J. Barbour (freshman coach), and Michael H. "Dad" Butler (trainer). Quarterback Donald Hughes and end Joseph Gensheimer were the team's co-captains.^[2]

Detroit was ranked at No. 85 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	Wayne	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 27–0	15,670	^[4]
October 11	Fort Knox	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 16–0	18,351	^[5]^[6]^[7]
October 18	at Manhattan	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 21–7	12,500	^[8]
October 24	Georgetown	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 6–0		^[9]
November 1	at Marquette	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 0–10	7,000	^[10]
November 15	Villanova	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 9–0	11,755	^[11]
November 21	Arkansas	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 7–14	5,153	^[12]
November 28	Oklahoma A&M	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 6–33	< 5,000	^[13]
December 6	at Saint Mary's	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 0–2	500	^[14]

References

^ "1942 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
^ University of Detroit vs. Wayne University football program, October 1942.
^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Frank Angelo (October 3, 1942). "U-D First-Stringers Display Too Much Power for Wayne and Tartars Are Subdued, 27 to 0". Detroit Free Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Harold Kahl (October 12, 1942). "Pair of Titan Aerials Conquer Soldier Rivals: Safety Adds to Their Margin Over Fort Knox". Detroit Times. pp. 13, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Knox 11 to Face Detroit passes". The Courier-Journal. October 11, 1942. p. 51. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
^ "Detroit Repels Fort Knox Thrusts, Wins 16-0". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
^ Hy Turkin (October 19, 1936). "Detroit Rips Jaspers, 21-8". New York Daily News. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
^ W. W. Edgar (October 25, 1942). "Madarik Passes Titans into 6-0 Lead Over Hoyas". Detroit Free Press. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Harold Kahl (November 2, 1942). "Old Hilltopper Jinx End Titans' String: Marquette Wins, Spoils U.D. Mark for 2nd Time". Detroit Times. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Harold Kahl (November 16, 1942). "Titan Forwards Set Stage for Victory: Their Charges Lead to Safety And Touchdown". Detroit Times. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ W.W. Edgar (November 22, 1942). "Arkansas Razorbacks Rally in Last Half Upset Titans, 14-7, and Mar Celebration". Detroit Free Press. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ W.W. Edgar (November 29, 1942). "Oklahoma A&M Smashes U-D, 33-6, as Titans' Aerials Work in Reverse". Detroit Free Press. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gaels Outplayed by Titans but Win 2-0 in Kezar Game: Detroit Twice Misses Field Goals; Only 500 Spectators Witness Muddy Contest". Oakland Tribune. December 7, 1942. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.

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1942 University of Detroit football programs

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