1953 Detroit Titans football team

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1953 Detroit Titans football
MVC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Head coach
CaptainDick Martwick, Denny McCotter
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma A&M + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Detroit + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Wichita 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Houston 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Tulsa 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1953 Detroit Titans football team represented the

University of Detroit in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1953 college football season. In its third year under head coach Dutch Clark, Detroit compiled a 6–4 record (3–1 against conference opponents), tied for the MVC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 231 to 124.[1]

The team's assistant coaches were Wally Fromhart (backfield coach, third year), Kenneth L. Stilley (line coach, first year), Edmund J. Barbour (freshman coach since 1931), and Dr. Raymond D. Forsyth (team physician).[2] The team co-captains were guard Denny McCotter and tackle Dick Martwick.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18North Dakota State*
W 33–618,200[4]
September 25
Wayne*
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 48–019,300[5]
October 2Fordham*
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 7–2114,900[6]
October 9Houston
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 19–2512,650[7]
October 16at Villanova*
W 27–07,815[8]
October 24Oklahoma A&M
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 18–1414,900[9]
November 7at Marquette*
L 0–1913,500[10][11]
November 15at Boston College*
L 20–337,628[12]
November 21at Tulsa
W 33–07,000[13]
November 26at Wichita
W 26–69,985[14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1953 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Detroit vs. Wayne game program". University of Detroit. September 1953. p. 5. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  3. ^ Detroit vs. Wayne program, p. 21.
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