The 1952 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1952 college football season. In its second year under head coach Dutch Clark, Detroit compiled finished with a 3–6 record (1–3 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the MVC, and was outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 224 to 206.[1]
| 1952 Detroit Titans football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 3–6 (1–3 MVC) |
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| Captain | Peter Bonnani, John Koster |
| Home stadium | University of Detroit Stadium |
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| Houston $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Tulsa | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ted Marchibroda, who later spent more than 40 years in the NFL as a player and coach, was the team's starting quarterback. Marchibroda led the nation with 1,813 yards of total offense in 1952, which included 1,637 passing yards.[2] On November 14, in his last home game for the Titans, Marchibroda set a new national, single-game record with 390 passing yards.[3]
The team's staff included Wally Fromhart (backfield coach), Bill Pritula (line coach), Edmund J. Barbour (freshmen coach), and Dr. Raymond D. Forsyth (trainer).[4] The team's co-captains were fullback Richard John Koster and end Peter Bonnani.[5]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | Wichita | W 22–7 | 13,625 | [6] | |||
| October 4 | No. 12 Villanova* |
| L 7–21 | 13,521 | [7] | ||
| October 11 | Marquette* |
| L 27–37 | 12,289 | [8] | ||
| October 18 | Drake* |
| W 57–0 | 8,000 | [9] | ||
| October 25 | at Oklahoma A&M | L 6–21 | 13,000 | [10] | |||
| November 1 | at Fordham* | W 28–20 | 6,033 | [11] | |||
| November 7 | Boston College* |
| L 20–23 | 12,280 | [12] | ||
| November 14 | Tulsa |
| L 21–62 | 13,120 | [3] | ||
| November 29 | at No. 19 Houston | L 19–33 | 7,200 | [13] | |||
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Roster
edit- #62 Richard Abel, end
- #53 Marion Balcerzak, center
- #34 Edmund Beirne, end
- #48 Joseph Belluso, guard
- #6 Thomas Berry, fullback
- #64 Peter Bonanni, end and co-captain
- #18 Gene Bradshaw, end
- #4 Robert Burgmeier, halfback
- #38 Chuck Carter, center
- #69 Daniel Comer, tackle
- #73 Harry Derderian, tackle
- #63 John Drahos, end
- #43 John Eckenstein, end
- #57 Martin Foley, guard
- #72 Morgan Foley, tackle
- #47 Al Galuardi, end
- #68 Chuck Gardella, guard
- #22 Edward Gornak, halfback
- #61 Robert Hernbroth, guard
- #7 David Kline, quarterback
- #20 Charles Knoch, halfback
- #55 Richard Koster, fullback and co-captain
- #54 Donald Kozischeck, guard
- #71 Casimir Krol, tackle
- #28 Ted Marchibroda, quarterback
- #74 Terry Martin, tackle
- #70 Richard Martwick, tackle
- #12 Shawn McAlinden, quarterback
- #30 Dennis McCotter, fullback
- #13 Tim Moriarty, tackle
- #33 James O'Leary, halfback
- #44 Leon Riley, halfback
- #66 Ed Sawicki, center
- #19 Edward Sheldon, halfback
- #42 David Shounhard, center
- #60 Roger Stemler, guard
- #26 John Thiel, halfback
- #41 Leon Theisen, tackle
- #32 Vic Thomas, end
- #37 Stan Tubinis, halfback
- #65 Tony Viola, end
- #17 Frank Willard, halfback
- #49 William Walsh, guard
- #67 Lou Wasko, center
- #56 Edward Yablonski, halfback
- #3 Ray Zambiasi, fullback
- #11 Tom Zang, quarterback
References
edit- ^ "1952 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ^ "Ted Marchibroda Leads Nation in Total Yards". Binghamton Press. December 11, 1952. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Dick Peters (November 15, 1952). "Pass-Happy U-D Plastered Despite Marchibroda Spree". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Game program: Detroit vs. Tulsa". University of Detroit. 1952. p. 5.
- ^ Detroit vs. Tulsa program, p. 7.
- ^ Dick Peters (September 27, 1952). "New Grid Faces Star for U-D". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dick Peters (October 5, 1952). "Villanova Squeezes Past U-D by 21-7 Margin". Detroit Free Press. pp. C1, C3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dick Peters (October 12, 1952). "Marquette Spoils Titan Homecoming". Detroit Free Press. pp. C1, C4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dick Peters (October 19, 1952). "U-D Buries Drake Under Pile of TDs". Detroit Free Press. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Titans No Match for Oklahoma A&M". Detroit Free Press. October 26, 1952. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U-D Springs 28-20 Upset on Fordham". Detroit Free Press. November 2, 1952. pp. C1, C2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dick Peters (November 8, 1952). "Last-Play Try from BC 1 Fails; U-D Falls, 23-20". Detroit Free Press. pp. 15–16.
- ^ "Marchibroda Wins as Titans Lose". Detroit Free Press. November 30, 1952. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Detroit vs. Tulsa program, pp. 21-32.