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Detroit College Tigers football, 1896–1909

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The Detroit College Tigers football teams (later known as the Detroit Titans) represented Detroit College (renamed the University of Detroit in 1911) in American football. The team played its home games at various locations in Detroit, including the grounds of the Detroit Athletic Club.

Highlights of the school's first 13 years of intercollegiate football include the following:

  • The team played its first game on October 15, 1896, defeating the Detroit School for Boys by a 20–0 score.
  • The team played its first intercollegiate game on November 26, 1896 against St. Ignatius College Chicago, losing by a 20–0 score. Detroit did not play another intercollegiate game until November 29, 1900. In a rematch with St. Ignatius, the Detroit team won by an 11–0 score.
  • The 1899 team compiled a 5–1–1 and outscored opponents by a total of 101 to 15. The first four games were played against local high schools, and the last game was played against the college's alumni.
  • In 1901, the team played its first game against Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University).
  • On October 10, 1903, the team played its first game against the Michigan State Normal School (now Eastern Michigan University) from Ypsilanti. The Detroiters won by a 6–0 score.
  • In November 1905, after only one game had been played, the college president, Rev. Kellinger, declared that football was "too rough" and too expensive. The team was then disbanded. In October 1906, the college faculty voted to allow students to resume competition in intercollegiate football.
  • In 1909, the school played its first season exclusively against other college teams. Prior to 1909, the school's opponents had consisted largely of local high schools, clubs, alumni, and other institutions.

1896

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TeamW L TW L T
Carthage – 4–0–0
St. Ignatius College Chicago – 1–0–0
Washburn – 6–1–1
Iowa Agricultural – 8–2–0
Central Michigan – 3–1–0
Miami (OH) – 3–1–0
Ohio Wesleyan – 6–2–0
Detroit College – 5–2–0
North Dakota Agricultural – 3–1–1
Heidelberg – 2–1–0
Ohio – 4–2–1
Indiana – 5–3–0
Beloit – 2–1–3
Butler – 4–3–0
Iowa State Normal – 4–3–0
Notre Dame – 4–3–0
Cincinnati – 4–3–1
Wittenberg – 5–4–0
Baldwin–Wallace – 2–2–0
College of Emporia – 2–3–0
Ohio State – 5–5–1
Lake Forest – 3–4–1
Mount Union – 3–4–1
Wabash – 3–4–0
Drake – 2–3–0
Chicago P&S – 2–4–2
Hillsdale – 2–4–0
Kansas State – 0–1–1
Indiana State Normal – 0–1–0
Buchtel – 0–1–0
Washington University – 0–2–0
Doane – 0–5–0
Haskell – 0–5–0
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The 1896 Detroit College Tigers football team represented Detroit College (renamed the University of Detroit in 1911) during the 1896 college football season. Detroit outscored opponents by a combined total of 66 to 40 and finished with a 5–2 record in their first year of intercollegiate football.[1][2] The team's head coach was William S. Robinson.

Fullback Leo J. Keena

In the only intercollegiate football game of the season, Detroit was shut out by St. Ignatius College by a 20 to 0 score on Thanksgiving Day.[3]

Leo J. Keena played at the fullback position for the 1896 Detroit team,[4] and later played for Michigan from 1897 to 1899. Ernest O'Brien was the captain of the 1896 team.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 15Detroit School for Boys
W 20–0[5][6]
October 22Hubbard Cadets
  • Michigan Athletic Association grounds
  • Detroit, MI
W 24–0[7]
October 29Kappa Gamma Psi of Detroit High School
  • Michigan Athletic Association grounds
  • Detroit, MI
L 0–16[8]
Detroit alumniW 30–0[1]
November 12Union Athletic Club
  • Michigan Athletic Association grounds
  • Detroit, MI
W 32–0[4]
November 19Hubbard CadetsDetroit, MIW [9][10]
November 26St. Ignatius College Chicago
  • Michigan Athletic Association grounds
  • Detroit, MI
L 0–20800[3]
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Players

The team included the following players:

1897

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Butler – 3–0–0
Fairmount – 1–0–0
Washburn – 7–1–0
Cincinnati – 9–1–1
Iowa State Normal – 5–1–0
Ohio Wesleyan – 7–1–1
Indiana – 6–1–1
Ohio – 7–2–0
Carthage – 3–1–0
Iowa Agricultural – 3–1–0
Notre Dame – 4–1–1
Central Michigan – 2–1–0
Baldwin–Wallace – 2–1–1
Chicago Dental Infirmary – 2–2–1
Lake Forest – 4–5–1
Drake – 2–3–0
Heidelberg – 2–3–0
Detroit College – 1–2–0
Indiana Normal – 1–4–0
Kansas State – 1–2–1
Mount Union – 2–4–1
Rush Medical College – 1–4–1
DePauw – 2–6–0
Wittenberg – 2–6–0
Haskell – 1–4–0
Indiana State Normal – 1–4–0
Ohio State – 1–7–1
Lincoln (MO) – 0–1–0
South Dakota Agricultural – 0–1–0
Washington University – 0–2–0
North Dakota Agricultural – 0–3–0
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The 1897 Detroit College Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Detroit College (renamed the University of Detroit in 1911) as an independent during the 1897 college football season. In its second season under head coach William S. Robinson, the team compiled a 1–2 record and was outscored by opponents by a combined total of 36 to 28. The team played one game against the Michigan Military Academy (a 26–24 loss) and two games against Detroit High School (one win and one loss). The result of the loss was disputed because the high school game had two players who were not students.[14][15]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 16YMCA
?[16]
October 28at Michigan Military Academy Orchard Lake, MIL 24–26[17]
November 4Detroit High SchoolL 0–10[14][15]
November 18Detroit High School
  • YMCA grounds
  • Detroit, MI
W 4–0[18][1]
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1898

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TeamW L TW L T
Washington University – 6–0–0
Detroit College – 5–0–0
Carthage – 3–0–0
Lincoln (MO) – 1–0–0
Iowa State Normal – 4–0–1
Washburn – 4–0–1
Kansas – 7–1–0
Cincinnati – 6–1–2
Indiana – 4–1–2
Nebraska – 8–3–0
Drake – 4–2–0
Lake Forest – 2–1–0
Notre Dame – 4–2–0
Western Reserve – 5–3–0
Butler – 2–1–1
Heidelberg – 4–3–0
Michigan Agricultural – 4–3–0
Iowa State – 3–2–0
Kansas State – 1–1–2
Miami (OH) – 1–1–0
South Dakota Agricultural – 1–1–1
DePauw – 3–4–2
Iowa – 3–4–2
Ohio State – 3–5–0
Baldwin–Wallace – 2–4–0
Central Michigan – 1–2–0
Indiana State Normal – 1–2–0
North Dakota Agricultural – 1–2–0
Wabash – 2–5–1
Ohio Wesleyan – 2–5–0
Ohio – 1–3–0
Haskell – 2–7–0
Missouri – 1–4–1
Wittenberg – 1–5–1
Fairmount – 0–1–0
College of Emporia – 0–2–0
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The 1898 Detroit College Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Detroit College (renamed the University of Detroit in 1911) as an independent during the 1898 college football season. In its third season under head coach William S. Robinson, the team compiled a 5–0 record and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 91 to 12. The team played games against Detroit School for Boys, Irvings, Detroit Alumni, Michigan Military Academy and Mount Clemens High School.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
Detroit School for BoysDetroit, MIW 31–0
IrvingsW 5–0
Detroit alumniDetroit, MIW 22–0
November 17at Michigan Military AcademyOrchard Lake, MIW 21–6[19]
November 24at Mount Clemens High SchoolMount Clemens, MIW 12–6[20]
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1899

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TeamW L TW L T
Kansas – 10–0–0
North Dakota – 6–0–0
Detroit College – 5–0–0
Lincoln (MO) – 1–0–0
Ohio State – 9–0–1
Iowa – 8–0–1
Washington University – 5–1–0
Missouri – 9–2–0
Chicago P&S – 4–1–0
Mount Union – 5–1–1
Indiana – 6–2–0
South Dakota Agricultural – 3–1–0
Wabash – 1–0–1
Cincinnati – 5–2–0
Drake – 5–2–0
Heidelberg – 5–2–0
Buchtel – 2–1–0
Doane – 2–1–0
Northern Illinois State – 1–0–2
Notre Dame – 6–3–1
Central Michigan – 3–2–0
Fairmount – 2–1–2
Carthage – 3–2–1
Western Reserve – 5–4–0
Wittenberg – 5–4–0
Iowa State – 5–4–1
College of Emporia – 1–1–1
Ohio – 2–2–0
Rush Medical – 3–3–1
Ohio Wesleyan – 5–5–0
Haskell – 4–5–0
Lake Forest – 4–6–2
Kansas State – 2–3–0
Iowa State Normal – 1–3–2
Washburn – 2–5–2
Butler – 1–3–0
Miami (OH) – 1–5–0
Nebraska – 1–7–1
North Dakota Agricultural – 0–1–0
Baldwin–Wallace – 0–4–0
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The 1899 Detroit College Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Detroit College (renamed the University of Detroit in 1911) as an independent during the 1899 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach William S. Robinson, the team compiled a 5–1–1 record and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 101 to 15. The team's sole loss came against the Detroit Athletic Club reserves. Its victories were against Detroit School for Boys, Detroit Central High School, Detroit Monroe High School, Gutchess Business College and the Detroit Alumni.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
Central High SchoolDetroit, MIT 5–5
October 5Detroit School for Boys
  • Detroit Athletic Club grounds
  • Detroit, MI
W 12–0[21]
Central High SchoolDetroit, MIW 11–0
November 2Monroe High SchoolMonroe, MIW 17–0[22]
November 9Detroit Athletic Club reserves
  • Detroit Athletic Club grounds
  • Detroit
L 0–10[23]
Gutchess Business CollegeW 50–0
November 30Detroit alumni
W 6–0[24]
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1900

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TeamW L TW L T
Central Michigan – 1–0–0
Lake Forest – 1–0–0
Haskell – 9–1–0
North Dakota Agricultural – 8–1–1
Ohio State – 8–1–1
Nebraska – 6–1–1
Beloit – 7–1–2
Kirksville Osteopaths – 7–2–1
Washburn – 6–2–0
Wittenberg – 5–2–1
Drake – 6–3–0
Doane – 2–1–0
Notre Dame – 6–3–1
Fairmount – 5–3–0
Detroit College – 3–2–0
South Dakota Agricultural – 3–2–0
Washington University – 3–2–1
Carthage – 4–3–0
Wabash – 5–4–0
Lincoln (MO) – 2–2–0
Missouri – 4–4–1
Northern Illinois State – 2–2–2
Iowa State Normal – 3–4–1
Buchtel – 2–3–1
Cincinnati – 3–5–1
Ohio – 2–4–1
Kansas State – 2–4–0
Kansas – 2–5–2
Ohio Wesleyan – 2–5–2
Iowa State – 2–5–1
Butler – 0–1–3
Heidelberg – 0–2–2
Chicago P&S – 1–3–0
Mount Union – 1–4–1
Miami (OH) – 0–4–0
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The 1900 Detroit College Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Detroit College (renamed the University of Detroit in 1911) as an independent during the 1900 college football season. In its first season under head coach John C. Mackey, the team compiled a 3–2 record and outscored its opponents by a total of 71 to 23. Five of the team's opponents were high schools. The only intercollegiate game was an 11–0 victory over Loyola University Chicago.[25]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
Detroit University SchoolDetroit, MIW 23–0
Wyandotte High SchoolW 17–0
October 27Ann Arbor High School
  • Detroit Athletic Club grounds
  • Detroit, MI
L 0–11[26]
November 3Central High School
  • Detroit Athletic Club grounds
  • Detroit, MI
L 5–6[27]
November 29St. Ignatius College ChicagoW 11–0[28][29]
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1901

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TeamW L TW L T
Saint Louis – 10–0–0
North Dakota Agricultural – 7–0–0
Marquette – 4–0–1
Northern Illinois State – 6–1–0
Notre Dame – 8–1–1
Ohio Wesleyan – 8–2–0
Kirksville Osteopaths – 10–3–0
Nebraska – 6–2–0
Ohio – 6–1–2
Doane – 3–1–0
Haskell – 6–2–0
Lake Forest – 10–5–0
Ohio State – 5–3–1
Washington University – 5–3–1
Ohio Medical – 5–3–1
Iowa State Normal – 5–3–2
South Dakota Agricultural – 3–2–0
Beloit – 5–3–3
Washburn – 3–2–3
Carthage – 1–1–0
Drake – 4–4–0
Detroit College – 3–3–0
Mount Union – 5–5–1
Wittenberg – 4–4–0
Kansas State – 3–4–1
Iowa State – 2–6–2
Kansas – 3–5–2
Wabash – 4–7–0
Fairmount – 3–6–0
Heidelberg – 1–3–1
Miami (OH) – 1–3–1
Cincinnati – 1–4–1
Case – 2–7–0
Missouri – 1–6–1
Butler – 0–1–0
Chicago Eclectic Medical – 0–3–0
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The 1901 Detroit College Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Detroit College (renamed the University of Detroit in 1911) as an independent during the 1901 college football season. In its second season under head coach John C. Mackey, the team compiled a 3–3 record and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 66 to 58. Four of the team's opponents were high schools, and a fifth game was played against alumni. The only intercollegiate game was an 11–0 victory over Detroit Business University.[25]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Detroit University SchoolDetroit, MIL 11–12[30]
October 18Mount Clemens High SchoolMount Clemens, MIL 11–24[31]
October 24Western High School
W 12–5[32]
November 204:00 p.m.Detroit Business University
  • Bennett Park
  • Detroit, MI
W 11–0350[33]
Central High SchoolDetroit, MIL 5–6
November 28Detroit College alumni
  • Bennett Park
  • Detroit
W 16–11
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1902

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TeamW L TW L T
Nebraska – 9–0–0
South Dakota – 9–0–0
North Dakota Agricultural – 4–0–0
Central Michigan – 4–0–0
Ohio Medical – 9–1–0
Marquette – 6–1–1
Knox – 9–2–0
Northern Illinois State – 5–1–1
Haskell – 8–2–1
Notre Dame – 6–2–1
Drake – 5–2–1
Lincoln (MO) – 2–1–0
Mount Union – 6–3–0
Iowa State – 6–3–1
Carthage – 2–1–1
Cincinnati – 4–2–2
Missouri – 5–3–0
Miami (OH) – 5–3–1
Kansas – 6–4–0
South Dakota Agricultural – 3–2–0
Fairmount – 4–3–1
Detroit College – 3–3–0
Lake Forest – 4–4–1
Lincoln (MO) – 1–1–0
Western Illinois – 2–2–0
Wittenberg – 3–4–2
Washburn – 3–4–0
Doane – 2–3–0
Heidelberg – 3–5–1
Wabash – 2–4–2
Buchtel – 2–5–0
Washington University – 2–6–1
Butler – 1–3–0
Kansas State – 2–6–0
Michigan State Normal – 1–5–1
Iowa State Normal – 1–6–1
Ohio – 0–5–1
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The 1902 Detroit College Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Detroit College (renamed the University of Detroit in 1911) as an independent during the 1902 college football season. In its first season under head coachEdward J. Ryan, the team compiled a 3–3 record and were outscored its opponents by a combined total of 33 to 32. The team opened the season with an 11-0 loss to Michigan Agricultural.[25]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 4Michigan AgriculturalL 0–11[34]
October 18WalkervilleW 11–0[35]
November 1Y.M.C. of Saint Vincent's ChurchL 0–5[36]
November 5Central High School
  • Detroit Athletic Club grounds
  • Detroit, MI
W 11–0[37]
November 15Detroit University SchoolDetroit, MIL 5–17[38]
November 27Seldens
  • Detroit Athletic Club grounds
  • Detroit, MI
W 5–0[39]
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1903

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Nebraska – 11–0–0
North Dakota – 7–0–0
Central Michigan – 6–0–0
Notre Dame – 8–0–1
Iowa State – 8–1–0
Marquette – 7–1–0
Lake Forest – 6–1–0
North Dakota Agricultural – 5–1–0
Haskell – 7–2–0
St. Xavier – 7–2–0
Fairmount – 6–2–0
Wabash – 9–3–0
Wittenberg – 5–2–1
Doane – 2–1–0
Northern Illinois State – 4–2–0
American Medical – 6–3–0
Kansas – 6–3–0
Drake – 5–3–0
Kirksville Osteopaths – 5–3–0
Iowa State Normal – 4–3–1
Ohio Medical – 5–4–0
Lincoln (MO) – 1–1–0
Michigan State Normal – 4–4–0
Washington University – 4–4–2
Heidelberg – 3–4–2
Kansas State – 3–4–1
Detroit College – 3–4–0
Shurtleff – 2–4–1
Ohio – 2–4–0
South Dakota Agricultural – 1–2–0
Mount Union – 2–5–1
DePauw – 2–6–1
Miami (OH) – 1–4–0
Missouri – 1–7–1
Western Illinois – 0–3–1
Cincinnati – 1–8–0
Baldwin–Wallace – 0–1–0
Buchtel – 0–2–0
Butler – 0–3–0
Chicago P&S – 0–4–0
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The 1903 Detroit College Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Detroit College (renamed the University of Detroit in 1911) as an independent during the 1903 college football season. In its first season under head coach W. Alfred Debo, the team compiled a 3–4 record and were outscored its opponents by a combined total of 71 to 23. The team lost to the Michigan freshman team by a 45–0 score.[25]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Detroit Athletic ClubDetroit, MIL 0–15[40]
October 10Michigan State Normal
  • Detroit Athletic Club field
  • Detroit, MI
W 6–0[41]
October 17Michigan freshmen
  • Detroit Athletic Club grounds
  • Detroit, MI
L 0–45[42]
October 29Polish Seminary
  • Detroit Athletic Club grounds
  • Detroit, MI
W 5–0[43]
November 5Eastern High School
  • Detroit Athletic Club field
  • Detroit, MI
L 5–6[44]
November 12at Michigan State NormalYpsilanti, MIL 0–5[45]
November 26Central High School
  • Detroit Athletic Club grounds
  • Detroit, MI
W 12–0[46]
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1904

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TeamW L TW L T
Saint Louis – 10–0–0
Bethany (KS) – 7–0–0
Northern Illinois State – 5–0–0
Cape Girardeau Normal – 2–0–0
Haskell – 8–1–0
Cincinnati – 7–1–0
Butler – 6–1–0
Doane – 5–1–0
Kansas – 8–1–1
DePauw – 8–2–0
Iowa State – 7–2–0
Ohio Northern – 7–2–1
Michigan State Normal – 6–2–0
Wittenberg – 6–2–0
Marquette – 5–2–0
Nebraska – 7–3–0
Detroit College – 4–2–0
South Dakota State – 4–2–1
Notre Dame – 5–3–0
Iowa State Normal – 5–3–1
Western Illinois – 6–4–0
Heidelberg – 6–4–1
Drake – 5–4–0
Carthage – 0–0–2
North Dakota Agricultural – 3–3–0
Wabash – 4–4–0
Fairmount – 4–5–0
Lake Forest – 3–5–1
Ohio Medical – 2–4–2
Washington University – 4–7–0
Ohio – 2–4–1
Missouri – 3–6–0
Mount Union – 2–6–0
Miami (OH) – 1–5–0
Kansas State – 1–6–0
American Medical – 0–3–0
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The 1904 Detroit College Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Detroit College (renamed the University of Detroit in 1911) as an independent during the 1904 college football season. In its second season under head coach Alfred W. Debo, the team compiled a 4–2 record and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 76 to 28.[25]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8at WyandotteWyandotte, MIW 12–11[47]
October 13at Delray High School
W 6–0[48]
October 22Detroit College of Medicine
W 44–0[49]
October 29Metropolitan Business College
  • Bennett Park
  • Detroit, MI
L 4–11[50]
November 3at Mount Clemens High SchoolMount Clemens, MIW 10–0[51]
November 24Eastern High School
  • Bennett Park
  • Detroit, MI
L 0–6[52]
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1905

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  • Jerry Girardin (1st season)
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TeamW L TW L T
Lincoln (MO) – 3–0–0
Detroit College – 1–0–0
Kansas – 10–1–0
Central Michigan – 7–1–0
Doane – 5–1–0
Nebraska – 9–2–0
Saint Louis – 7–2–0
Butler – 7–2–1
Kansas State – 6–2–0
Northern Illinois State – 3–1–1
Carthage – 4–2–0
Western Illinois – 4–2–0
Iowa State – 6–3–0
Washington University – 7–3–2
Wittenberg – 7–4–0
Heidelberg – 6–4–0
Iowa State Normal – 5–3–2
Cincinnati – 5–3–0
Miami (OH) – 4–3–0
Missouri – 5–4–0
Notre Dame – 5–4–0
Fairmount – 5–4–1
Haskell – 5–4–1
Lake Forest – 6–5–0
Wabash – 6–5–0
Drake – 4–4–0
Michigan State Normal – 4–4–0
Marquette – 3–4–0
South Dakota State – 2–3–0
Ohio – 2–5–2
DePauw – 3–6–0
Mount Union – 2–6–0
North Dakota Agricultural – 1–4–1
Baldwin–Wallace – 0–1–0
Chicago P&S – 0–1–0
St. Mary's (OH) – 0–3–0
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The 1905 Detroit College Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Detroit College (renamed the University of Detroit in 1911) as an independent during the 1905 college football season. Jerry Girardin was hired in mid-October as the team's head coach.[53] The team initially had a schedule with six opponents.[54] However, on November 9, the college's president, Rev. Kellinger, refused to allow the football team to play the Detroit University School and declared that football "as it is played today is altogether too rough" and that the game was also too expensive.[55] In response, coach Girardin said he would never coach a team of the college again. The team was then disbanded.[55]

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 2at Monroe High SchoolMonroe, MIW 26–0[54][56]
November 4Detroit College of Law
?[57]
November 11at Detroit Athletic Club
  • Detroit Athletic Club grounds
  • Detroit, MI
Cancelled
November 16at Jackson High SchoolJackson, MICancelled
November 23at Michigan State NormalYpsilanti, MICancelled
November 30Eastern High SchoolDetroit, MICancelled
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1906

Quick facts Conference, Record ...
1906 Detroit College Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2–1
Head coach
Seasons
← 1905
1907 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1906 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Saint Louis – 11–0–0
North Dakota Agricultural – 5–0–0
Butler – 1–0–0
Michigan State Normal – 5–0–1
Iowa State – 9–1–0
Ohio – 7–1–0
Notre Dame – 6–1–0
St. Mary's (OH) – 5–1–0
Fairmount – 7–1–2
Wabash – 5–1–1
South Dakota State – 3–1–0
Kansas – 7–2–2
Kansas State – 5–2–0
Missouri – 5–2–1
Detroit College – 4–2–1
Northern Illinois State – 4–2–1
Carthage – 3–2–0
Lake Forest – 3–2–0
Nebraska – 6–4–0
Wittenberg – 5–4–1
Heidelberg – 3–3–1
Washington University – 2–2–2
Beloit – 3–4–1
Franklin – 3–4–0
Doane – 2–3–0
Shurtleff – 2–4–2
Western State Normal – 1–2–0
Mount Union – 2–5–1
Drake – 2–5–0
Haskell – 2–5–0
Marquette – 1–4–2
Chicago P&S – 0–1–1
Cincinnati – 0–7–2
Western Illinois – 0–3–0
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The 1906 Detroit College Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Detroit College (renamed the University of Detroit in 1911) as an independent during the 1906 college football season. In its second season under head coach Edward J. Ryan, the team compiled a 4–2–1 record and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 52 to 21.[58]

The football team had disbanded during the 1905 season. In early October 1906, the college faculty decided upon further consideration to allow students to participate in sports, on the condition that the athletic association bear all expense.[59]

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 11at Mount Clemens High School
W 5–0[60]
October 25at Michigan State NormalYpsilanti, MIL 0–6[61]
November 3Ypsilanti High School
W 28–0[62]
November 8at AdrianAdrian, MIT 0–0[63]
November 15Eastern High School
  • Detroit Athletic Club field
  • Detroit, MI
W 2–0[64]
November 24at Delray High School
  • Solvay grounds
  • Detroit, MI
W 17–11[65]
November 29Hudson High School
L 0–4[66]
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1907

Quick facts Conference, Record ...
1907 Detroit College Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–3
Head coach
Seasons
← 1906
1909 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1907 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Marquette – 6–0–0
North Dakota Agricultural – 3–0–0
Lincoln (MO) – 1–0–0
Notre Dame – 6–0–1
Miami (OH) – 6–1–0
Michigan – 5–1–0
Mount Union – 9–2–0
Fairmount – 8–2–0
Iowa State – 6–2–0
Lake Forest – 4–1–1
South Dakota State – 5–2–0
St. Vincent's (IL) – 5–2–0
Wabash – 5–2–0
Saint Louis – 7–3–0
Western State Normal – 4–2–1
Kansas State – 5–3–0
Michigan State Normal – 3–2–0
Wittenberg – 5–4–0
Central Michigan – 3–3–0
Drake – 3–4–1
Ohio – 3–4–1
Western Illinois – 2–3–0
Franklin – 3–5–1
Heidelberg – 2–4–1
Butler – 1–3–2
Carthage – 2–5–0
Haskell – 2–6–1
Chicago P&S – 1–3–0
Detroit College – 1–3–0
Northern Illinois State – 1–4–1
Doane – 1–5–0
St. Mary's (OH) – 0–4–0
Baldwin–Wallace – 0–6–0
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The 1907 Detroit College Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Detroit College (renamed the University of Detroit in 1911) as an independent during the 1907 college football season. In its first season under head coach George A. Kelly, the team compiled a 1–3 record and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 59 to 6.[58]

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3at Michigan AgriculturalEast Lansing, MIL 0–17[67]
October 17at AdrianAdrian, MIW 6–5[68]
October 26Michigan State Normal
L 0–7[69]
November 9Detroit Athletic ClubDetroit, MIL 0–30[70]
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1908

No team

1909

Quick facts Conference, Record ...
1909 Detroit College Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–1–2
Head coach
Seasons
← 1907
1910 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1909 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Iowa State Normal – 6–0–0
Notre Dame – 7–0–1
Michigan Agricultural – 8–1–0
Carthage – 6–1–0
Michigan – 6–1–0
Western State Normal – 6–1–0
Mount Union – 8–2–0
Lake Forest – 5–1–1
Haskell – 7–2–0
Detroit College – 3–1–2
Butler – 5–3–0
Central Michigan – 4–3–0
St. Mary's (OH) – 4–3–0
Cincinnati – 4–3–1
Doane – 3–2–3
Buchtel – 4–4–0
Rose Poly – 4–4–0
Marquette – 2–2–1
North Dakota Agricultural – 2–2–1
Wabash – 3–4–1
Miami (OH) – 3–4–0
Ohio – 2–4–2
Saint Louis – 3–5–0
Michigan State Normal – 2–4–0
Western Illinois – 1–2–0
Fairmount – 2–5–1
Northern Illinois State – 2–6–0
South Dakota State – 1–3–0
Heidelberg – 0–7–2
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The 1909 Detroit College Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Detroit College (later renamed the University of Detroit) as an independent during the 1909 college football season. In its second season under head coach George A. Kelly, the team compiled a 3–1–2 record and shut out four opponents, but was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 35 to 17. The team opened the season with a 27–0 loss to Michigan Agricultural (later renamed Michigan State University).[58]

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7at Michigan AgriculturalEast Lansing, MIL 0–27[71]
October 16OlivetT 0–0[72]
October 21at AdrianAdrian, MIW 5–0[73]
October 29Hillsdale
  • Detroit Athletic Club
  • Detroit, MI
W 3–0[74]
November 4at FindlayFindlay, OHT 0–0[75]
November 13Michigan State Normal
  • Detroit Athletic Club
  • Detroit, MI
W 9–8[76]
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