1931 Detroit Titans football team

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The 1931 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1931 college football season. Detroit outscored opponents by a combined total of 112 to 71 and finished with a 7–2–1 record in their seventh year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Gus Dorais. Significant games included victories over Iowa State (20–0), West Virginia (9–7), and Michigan State (20–13), losses to DePaul (12–0) and Fordham(39–9), and a scoreless tie with Villanova.[1][2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Headcoach
Quick facts Detroit Titans football, Conference ...
1931 Detroit Titans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1931 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wilberforce â€“ 8–0–0
Marquette â€“ 8–1–0
Saint Louis â€“ 8–1–0
Detroit â€“ 7–2–1
Western State Teachers â€“ 5–2–0
No. 11 Notre Dame â€“ 6–2–1
DePaul â€“ 6–3–0
Michigan State â€“ 5–3–1
Haskell â€“ 6–4–0
Michigan Tech â€“ 3–2–0
Michigan State Normal â€“ 3–2–1
Central State (MI) â€“ 4–3–0
John Carroll â€“ 4–4–2
Wittenberg â€“ 3–3–3
Kent State â€“ 3–4–0
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22DePaulL 0–12> 15,000[3]
October 2Western State Teachers (MI)
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 20–0[4]
October 9Iowa State
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 20–018,000[5]
October 16Marquette
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 7–015,000[6]
October 23West Virginia
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 9–7[7]
October 31Loyola (LA)
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 21–010,000[8]
November 7at FordhamL 9–39[9]
November 14Villanova
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
T 0–0[10]
November 21Michigan State
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 20–1319,000[11]
November 28at GeorgetownW 6–010,000[12]
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