1958 Detroit Titans football team

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1958 Detroit Titans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Army     8 0 1
No. 6 Air Force     9 0 2
No. 20 Rutgers     8 1 0
No. 9 Syracuse     8 2 0
No. 19 Oklahoma State     8 3 0
Boston College     7 3 0
Florida State     7 4 0
Holy Cross     6 3 0
Navy     6 3 0
Penn State     6 3 1
No. 17 Notre Dame     6 4 0
Pacific (CA)     6 4 0
Villanova     6 4 0
Pittsburgh     5 4 1
Detroit     4 4 1
Boston University     4 5 0
San Jose State     4 5 0
Texas Tech     3 7 0
Marquette     2 7 1
Drake     2 7 0
Dayton     2 8 0
Miami (FL)     2 8 0
Colgate     1 8 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1958 Detroit Titans football team represented the

University of Detroit as an independent during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Wally Fromhart, the Titans compiled a 4–4–1 record and were outscored by a combined total of 157 to 131.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Lou Faoro with 584 passing yards and Bruce Maher with 576 rushing yards, 295 receiving yards, and 42 points scored.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19George WashingtonW 21–619,271[3]
September 26Air Force
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 6–3720,015[4]
October 3Quantico Marines
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 26–1319,107[5]
October 11at VillanovaL 0–77,695[6]
October 182:00 p.m.at XavierW 31–69,000–10,000[7]
October 25Arizona State
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 6–2714,715[8]
November 1Marquette
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
T 14–1411,635[9]
November 8at Boston CollegeL 0–4018,000[10]
November 22Dayton
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 27–712,850[11]

References

  1. ^ "1958 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "1958 Detroit Mercy Titans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
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