1934 Detroit Titans football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1934
| team = Detroit Titans
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 5–3–1
| head_coach = Gus Dorais
| hc_year = 10th
| captain =
| stadium = University of Detroit Stadium
}}
{{1934 Midwestern college football independents records}}
The 1934 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1934 college football season. Detroit outscored its opponents by a combined total of 112 to 59 and finished with a 5–3–1 record in its 10th year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Gus Dorais.{{cite web|title=1934 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=November 23, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/detroit-mercy/1934-schedule.html}}
Schedule
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|September 28||Central State (MI)|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|W 38–0|11,000|{{cite news|title=Titans Easily Crush Central State, 38 to 0, in Opener|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Lewis H. Walter|date=September 29, 1934|pages=13, 15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121099610/titans-easily-crush-central-state-38/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 5||Western State Teachers (MI)|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|W 25–7||{{cite news|title=University of Detroit Aerial Attack Downs Western State Eleven, 25 to 7: Titans Score in Each Period|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Lewis H. Walter|date=October 6, 1934|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121099811/university-of-detroit-aerial-attack/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 12||Washington & Jefferson|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|W 12–0|13,000|{{cite news|title=Lutz Registers Two Touchdowns as Titans Beat W. & J. 12-0|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Lewis H. Walter|date=October 13, 1934|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121100707/lutz-registers-two-touchdowns-as-titans/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 20|at|Villanova|Villanova Stadium|Villanova, PA|T 0–0|8,000|{{cite news|title=Villanova In Tie: 8000 Fans See Wildcats Hold Titans to 0-0|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Edward Walsh|date=October 21, 1934|page=S1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121100565/villanova-in-tie-8000-fans-see/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 26||Duquesne|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|L 6–20|15,000|{{cite news|title=Duquesne Hands Titans First Defeat of Season, 20 to 6|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Lewis H. Walter|date=October 27, 1934|pages=13, 14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121099971/duquesne-hands-titans-first-defeat-of/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 3||Oklahoma A&M|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|L 6–19||{{cite news|title=Oklahoma's Fourth-Period Romp Upsets Titans, 19 to 6|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Lewis H. Walter|date=November 4, 1934|page=Sports 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121100433/oklahomas-fourth-period-romp-upsets/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 17|at|Michigan State|College Field|East Lansing, MI|L 6–7|20,000|{{cite news|title=Spartans Win, 7-6, as Titans Fail to Make Use of Breaks|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Lewis H. Walter|date=November 18, 1934|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35338047/spartans_win_76_as_titans_fail_to/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 24|at|Marquette|Marquette Stadium|Milwaukee, WI|W 13–6|9,000|{{cite news|title=66-Yard Detroit March Defeats Marquette, 13-6|newspaper=The Capital Times|date=November 25, 1934|page=|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121100122/66-yard-detroit-march-defeats/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|December 1||Washington State|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|W 6–0|5,000|{{cite news|title=First-Period Drive Brings Titans 6-0 Victory Over Cougars|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Lewis H. Walter|date=December 2, 1934|page=Sports 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121100298/first-period-drive-brings-titans-6-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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References
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External links
- [http://research.udmercy.edu/find/special_collections/digital/football/index.php?collectionCode=football_ftb&field=keyword|year&term=%221934%22 1934 University of Detroit football programs]
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