1927 Detroit Titans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Detroit   –   7 – 2 – 0
Ball Teachers   –   5 – 2 – 1
Marquette   –   6 – 3 – 0
Haskell   –   5 – 3 – 1
Butler   –   4 – 3 – 1
John Carroll   –   3 – 2 – 3
Saint Louis   –   5 – 5 – 0
Lombard   –   4 – 4 – 0
Loyola (IL)   –   4 – 4 – 0
Michigan State   –   4 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois State   –   1 – 4 – 1
Kent State   –   1 – 5 – 1
Valparaiso   –   1 – 5 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit as an independent during the 1927 college football season. Detroit outscored opponents by a combined total of 235 to 47 and finished with a 7–2 record in their third year under head coach Gus Dorais.[1][2] The team's losses came in games against Knute Rockne's 1927 Notre Dame team that has been rated as a national champion and against Army which was the only team to beat Notre Dame in 1927.

The team was led by halfback Lloyd Brazil of whom coach Dorais later said: "As far as I'm concerned, there were only three great collegiate backs in my lifetime -- Jim Thorpe, George Gipp and Lloyd Brazil."[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Adrian
W 44–0[4]
October 1at Army
L 0–6[5]
October 8Notre Dame
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 0–2028,000[6]
October 15Columbia (IA)
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 58–0[7]
October 29at Michigan State
W 24–7[8]
November 5Haskell
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 38–7[9]
November 11at Saint Louis
W 21–0[10]
November 19at Carnegie Tech
W 12–7[11]
November 24South Dakota State
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 38–0[12]

References

  1. ^ "1927 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "Detroit Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2015.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Lyall Smith (April 7, 1965). "Lloyd Brazil: Titans' Titan". Detroit Free Press. p. 27.
  4. ^ W. W.Edgar (September 25, 1927). "University of Detroit Eleven Routs Adrian In Football Inaugural, 44 to 0". Detroit Free Press. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 2, 1927). "Touchdown In First Period Against U. of D. Subs Wins For Army, 6 to 0: Dorais Eleven Plays Cadets To Standstill". Detroit Free Press. pp. 21, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 9, 1927). "Notre Dame Defeats Titans By Three Touchdowns Before Record Crowd: Aerial Attack Factor In Victory For Rockne's Men". Detroit Free Press. pp. 21, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 16, 1927). "University of Detroit Eleven Has Little Trouble Crushing Columbia College: Iowans' Line Wilts Under Titan Attack". Detroit Free Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 30, 1927). "University of Detroit Outplays Michigan State at East Lansing and Wins: Titan Passes Beat Spartans". Detroit Free Press. pp. 21, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 6, 1927). "University of Detroit Romps Over Haskell Indians: Clever Air Play Routs Redskins". Detroit Free Press. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 12, 1927). "St. Louis Is Downed By Titans, 21-0: Two Long Dashes Feature Triumph of Dorais' Team". Detroit Free Press. pp. 12, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "U. of D. Downs Carnegie: Titans Come From Behind To Take Game". Detroit Free Press. November 20, 1927. pp. 16, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ W. W. Edger (November 25, 1927). "University of Detroit Crushes South Dakota State In Final Game, 38 to 0: Jackrabbits Fail to Check Aerial Offense of Titans". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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