1949 Detroit Titans football team

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1949 Detroit Titans football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–4 (4–0 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainJames E. Massey
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Detroit $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Drake 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Oklahoma A&M 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Wichita 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Tulsa 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Bradley 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Saint Louis 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 Detroit Titans football team represented the

University of Detroit in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1949 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Chuck Baer, the Titans compiled a 5–4 record (4–0 against conference opponents), won the MVC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 179 to 165.[1]
The 1949 season was Detroit's first in the MVC.

In addition to head coach Chuck Baer, the team's coaching staff included Bob Ivory (line coach, second year), Eddie Barbour (freshman coach and chief scout), Bill Hintz (freshman coach), and Dr. Raymond D. Forsyth (trainer).[2] Fullback James E. Massey was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Tulsa
W 20–1422,254[4]
September 30Villanova*
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 7–3422,951[5]
October 7San Francisco*
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 14–3816,648[6]
October 15at Marquette*
L 14–2415,000[7]
October 21Wayne*
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 41–022,359[8]
October 28Oklahoma A&M
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 13–714,580[9]
November 4at Miami (FL)*
L 6–2735,031[10]
November 13Saint Louis
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 31–147,382[11]
November 24at Wichita
W 33–78,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

See also

References

  1. ^ "1949 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Detroit vs. San Francisco game program". University of Detroit. October 7, 1949. p. 7. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  3. ^ Detroit vs. San Francisco program, p. 9.
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