1948 Detroit Titans football team

1948 Detroit Titans football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Chuck Baer (4th season)
Home stadium	University of Detroit Stadium

1948 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan Tech			–					7	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					9	–	0	–	1
Bowling Green			–					8	–	0	–	1
Washington University			–					9	–	1	–	0
John Carroll			–					7	–	1	–	2
Ball State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Michigan State			–					6	–	2	–	2
Baldwin–Wallace			–					5	–	2	–	2
Detroit			–					6	–	3	–	0
Indiana State			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wayne			–					4	–	4	–	0
Valparaiso			–					4	–	5	–	0
Toledo			–					5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					3	–	5	–	0
Xavier			–					4	–	6	–	0
Central Michigan			–					3	–	6	–	0
Marquette			–					2	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit as an independent during the 1948 college football season. Detroit outscored its opponents by a combined total of 209 to 112 and finished with a 6–3 record in its fourth year under head coach Chuck Baer.^[1]

Detroit was ranked at No. 60 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24		Toledo	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 36–0	20,741	[3]
October 1		Marquette	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 34–6	22,643	[4]
October 8		San Francisco	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 40–7	16,123	[5]
October 15		Miami (FL)	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 0–6	18,451	[6]
October 22		Wayne	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 13–0	24,321	[7]
October 29		Villanova	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 6–27	24,381	[8]
November 6		at Denver	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	L 27–30		[9]
November 14	3:00 p.m.	at Saint Louis	Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO	W 27–14	6,387	[10][11][12][13]
November 27		at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 26–22	3,406	[14]
All times are in Eastern time

See also

• 1948 in Michigan

References

1. "1948 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
2. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Marshall Dann (September 25, 1948). "Titans Turn Toledo Fumbles into 36-0 Rout". Detroit Free Press. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Lyall Smith (October 2, 1948). "Titans Spring 34-6 Surprise on Butterfingered Marquette". Detroit Free Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
5. George Puscas (October 9, 1948). "U-D Grinds Past Dons, 40 to 7". Detroit Free Press. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Dick Peters (October 16, 1948). "U-D Blows No. 1 to Hurricanes". Detroit Free Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
7. George Puscas (October 23, 1948). "U-D Squeezes Past Wayne". pp. 1, 16 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Marshall Dann (October 30, 1948). "U-D Wastes 97-Yard Run in 27-6 Loss to Villanova". Detroit Free Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Denver Upsets Titans, 30-27". Detroit Free Press. November 7, 1948. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Morrison, Robert (November 14, 1948). "Billikens Look for Gloomy Afternoon Against Detroit". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 4F. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
11. Toomey, James L. (November 15, 1948). "Billikens Fool Dopesters But Not Detroit U." St. Louis Star-Times. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 22. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
12. Marshall Dann (November 15, 1948). "U-D Power Wins, 27-14". Detroit Free Press. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Penalties Nullify Gains as Billikens Lose to Detroit, 27-14". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 15, 1948. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
14. "U-D Defense Stops Tulsa, 26-22". Detroit Free Press. November 28, 1948. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• 1948 University of Detroit football programs