1933 Detroit Titans football team

1933 Detroit Titans football
1933 Detroit Titans football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–1
Head coach	Gus Dorais (9th season);
Captain	Clifford T. Marsh
Home stadium	University of Detroit Stadium
	Seasons ← 1932 1934 →

The 1933 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1933 college football season. Detroit shut out six of eight opponents, outscored all opponents by a combined total of 157 to 20, and finished with a 7–1 record in its ninth year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Gus Dorais. Significant games included victories over Marquette (22–6), Holy Cross (24–0), and Michigan State (14–0), and a loss to Duquesne (14–0).^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Michigan State Normal	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 31–0	16,000	^[2]
October 6	Western State Teachers (MI)	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 26–0	17,000	^[3]
October 13	Washington & Jefferson	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 14–0	18,000	^[4]
October 20	at Duquesne	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–14	> 25,000	^[5]
October 28	Marquette	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 22–6	10,000	^[6]
November 4	Holy Cross	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 24–0	20,000	^[7]
November 11	at Catholic University	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 26–0	< 5,000	^[8]
November 25	Michigan State	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 14–0	23,000	^[9]

^ "1933 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
^ W. W. Edgar (September 30, 1933). "Titans Open Season by Defeating Michigan Normal, 31 to 0: U. of D. Attack Too Powerful for Ypsi Team". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ W. W. Edgar (October 7, 1933). "University of Detroit Eleven Defeats Western State Teachers, 26 to 0". Detroit Free Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
^ W. W. Edgar (October 14, 1933). "Nott's Long Pass Helps Titans Beat W. and J., 14 to 0". Detroit Free Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ W. W. Edgar (October 21, 1933). "Duquesne Scores Twice in Last Period to Give U. of D. First Defeat, 14-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
^ W. W. Edgar (October 29, 1933). "Nott's Passing Enables University of Detroit to Conquer Marquette, 22-6". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ W. W. Edgar (November 5, 1933). "Titans Drop Holy Cross from Ranks of Unbeaten Teams with 24 to 0 Victory". Detroit Free Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
^ W. W. Edgar (November 12, 1933). "Nott Passes and Runs Titans to Victory Over Catholic 'U' Eleven, 26 to 0". Detroit Free Press – via Newspapers.com.
^ W. W. Edgar (November 26, 1933). "University of Detroit Eleven Takes Early Lead and Beats Spartans, 14 to 0: McCracken Registers Twice for Titan Team". Detroit Free Press. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.