1960 Detroit Titans football team
American college football season
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The 1960 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit as an independent during the 1960 college football season. Detroit outscored its opponents by a combined total of 181 to 136 and finished with a 7–2 record in its second year under head coach Jim Miller.[1]
- Jim Miller (2nd season)
| 1960 Detroit Titans football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 7–2 |
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| Home stadium | University of Detroit Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | – | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | – | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After losing the season opener to Iowa State, the Titans won seven games in a row, including victories over Cincinnati (14–0), Boston College (19–17), Marquette (32–12), and Villanova (13–7). The season ended with a 43–15 loss to Michigan State in East Lansing.
The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Gross with 886 passing yards and 343 rushing yards, Steve Stonebreaker with 416 receiving yards, and Ted Karpowicz with 30 points scored.[2]
Four players from the 1960 team, Steve Stonebreaker, Larry Vargo, Jim Shorter, and Frank Jackunas went on to play in the National Football League (NFL). In 2001, the 1960 Titans football team was inducted as a group into the Detroit Titans Hall of Fame.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | Iowa State | L 21–44 | 14,609 | [4] | |||
| October 1 | at Xavier | W 26–6 | 6,450 | [5] | |||
| October 7 | Cincinnati |
| W 14–0 | 15,745 | [6][7] | ||
| October 15 | at Boston College | W 19–17 | 13,000 | [8][9] | |||
| October 22 | Dayton |
| W 13–0 | 14,320 | [10] | ||
| October 28 | Quantico Marines |
| W 28–7 | 13,836 | [11] | ||
| November 4 | Marquette |
| W 32–12 | 12,256 | [12] | ||
| November 12 | at Villanova | W 13–7 | 5,300 | [13][14] | |||
| November 19 | at No. 12 Michigan State | L 15–43 | 49,102 | [15][16] | |||
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Players
- Fred Abele, end, 180 pounds, 6–1, Detroit
- Billy Allen, halfback, 175 pounds, 5–10, Altoona, Pennsylvania
- Tony Asher, guard, 205 pounds, 5–10, Detroit
- Vic Battani, fullback, 205 pounds, 5–8, Detroit
- Jim Cain, tackle, 223 pounds, 6–4, Toronto, Ontario
- Paul Christ, guard, 190 pounds, 6–0, St. Louis, Missouri
- Tom DeLuca, fullback, 205 pounds, 5–9, Akron, Ohio
- Jerry Gross, quarterback, 168 pounds, 5–10, Bay City, Michigan
- Tony Hanley, quarterback, 153 pounds, 5–9, Sunnyvale, California
- Frank Jackunas, center, 215 pounds, 6–3, Baldwin, Michigan
- Ted Karpowicz, halfback, 185 pounds, 6–0, Hamtramck, Michigan
- Dave Loner, halfback, 185 pounds, 6-1/2, Southfield, Michigan
- Bob Lusky, quarterback, 185 pounds, 6–0, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
- Tom Marshall, end, 190 pounds, 6–0, Lewes, Delaware
- Jim Post, halfback, 185 pounds, 5–10, Coldwater, Michigan
- Tom Shanahan, halfback, 170 pounds, 5–10, Chicago
- Jim Shorter, halfback, 172 pounds, 5–10, Pontiac, Michigan
- Steve Stonebreaker, end, 200 pounds, 6–3, Detroit
- Joe Trapp, tackle, 220 pounds, 6–2, Scardsdale, New York
- Larry Vargo, end 200 pounds, 6–3, Detroit