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1930 Detroit Titans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–2
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
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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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Adrian
W 59–0> 11,000[3]
October 3Albion
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 51–0> 14,000[4]
October 10Grinnell
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 47–6[5]
October 17West Virginia
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 23–020,000[6]
November 1Iowa
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 3–7[7]
November 8Fordham
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 7–13[8]
November 15at Marquette
T 0–023,000[9]
November 22at Michigan State
T 0–0> 20,000[10]
November 29Georgetown
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 12–0[11]
December 6at Loyola (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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  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.
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