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The 1942 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit as an independent during the 1942 college football season. Detroit outscored its opponents by a combined total of 82 to 66 and finished with a 5–4 record in its 18th and final year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Gus Dorais.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Headcoach
Captains
  • Joseph Gensheimer
  • Donald Hughes
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1942 Detroit Titans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Captains
  • Joseph Gensheimer
  • Donald Hughes
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
Seasons
 1941
1945 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1942 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Michigan  600
Western Michigan  510
Cincinnati  820
Dayton  820
Marquette  720
No. 6 Notre Dame  722
Ohio  530
Detroit  540
Wichita  540
Michigan State  432
Michigan State Normal  331
Ohio Wesleyan  440
Xavier  450
Carthage  340
Miami (OH)  360
Wayne  161
Akron  072
Michigan Tech  030
Rankings from AP Poll
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In addition to head coach Gus Dorais, the team's coaching staff included Lloyd Brazil (backfield coach), Bud Boeringer (line coach), Edmund J. Barbour (freshman coach), and Michael H. "Dad" Butler (trainer). Quarterback Donald Hughes and end Joseph Gensheimer were the team's co-captains.[2]

Detroit was ranked at No. 85 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2WayneW 27–015,670[4]
October 11Fort Knox
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 16–018,351[5][6][7]
October 18at ManhattanW 21–712,500[8]
October 24Georgetown
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 6–0[9]
November 1at MarquetteL 0–107,000[10]
November 15Villanova
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 9–011,755[11]
November 21Arkansas
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 7–145,153[12]
November 28Oklahoma A&M
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 6–33< 5,000[13]
December 6at Saint Mary'sL 0–2500[14]
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