1953 Detroit Titans football team

The 1953 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1953 college football season. In its third year under head coach Dutch Clark, Detroit compiled a 6–4 record (3–1 against conference opponents), tied for the MVC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 231 to 124.[1]

1953 Detroit Titans football
MVC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Head coach
CaptainDick Martwick, Denny McCotter
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
1953 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Oklahoma A&M + 3 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Detroit + 3 –1 –0  5 –4 –0
Wichita 1 –2 –0  4 –4 –1
Houston 1 –2 –0  4 –4 –1
Tulsa 1 –3 –0  3 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The team's assistant coaches were Wally Fromhart (backfield coach, third year), Kenneth L. Stilley (line coach, first year), Edmund J. Barbour (freshman coach since 1931), and Dr. Raymond D. Forsyth (team physician).[2] The team co-captains were guard Denny McCotter and tackle Dick Martwick.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18North Dakota Agricultural*
W 33–618,200[4]
September 25Wayne*
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 48–019,300[5]
October 2Fordham*
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 7–2114,900[6]
October 9Houston
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 19–2512,650[7]
October 16at Villanova*
W 27–07,815[8]
October 24Oklahoma A&M
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 18–1414,900[9]
November 7at Marquette*
L 0–1913,500[10][11]
November 15at Boston College*
L 20–337,628[12]
November 21at Tulsa
W 33–07,000[13]
November 26at Wichita
W 26–69,985[14]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1953 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  2. "Detroit vs. Wayne game program". University of Detroit. September 1953. p. 5. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  3. Detroit vs. Wayne program, p. 21.
  4. Dick Peters (September 19, 1953). "Titans Coast In Opener, 33-6". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Dick Peters (September 26, 1953). "Titans Thunder Over Helpless Wayne, 48-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 15, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Dick Peters (October 3, 1953). "Fordham Beats Titans in Air, 21-7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Dick Peters (October 10, 1953). "Houston Edges U-D, 25-19: Titan Line Riddled for 382 Yards". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Titans Spill Villanova, 27-0". Detroit Free Press. October 17, 1953. pp. 16, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Dick Peters (October 25, 1953). "U-D Rally Overcomes A&M, 18-14". Detroit Free Press. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Dick Peters (November 8, 1953). "'Terrible' Titans Get 19-0 Lacing". Detroit Free Press. pp. D1, D4 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Detroit Worn Down, 19 to 0, by Marquette". Chicago Tribune. November 8, 1953. pp. 2–1, 2–7 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Dick Peters (November 16, 1953). "U-D Muffs Lead to BC Victory". Detroit Free Press. pp. 37, 40 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Dick Peters (November 22, 1953). "U-D Gets Rolling In Tulsa". Detroit Free Press. pp. D1, D5 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. Dick Peters (November 27, 1953). "U-D Gets Piece of MVC Title". Detroit Free Press. pp. 43, 47 – via Newspapers.com.
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