1948 Detroit Titans football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1948
| team = Detroit Titans
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 6–3
| head_coach = Chuck Baer
| hc_year = 4th
| captain =
| stadium = University of Detroit Stadium
}}
{{1948 Midwestern college football independents records}}
The 1948 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit as an independent during the 1948 college football season. Detroit outscored its opponents by a combined total of 209 to 112 and finished with a 6–3 record in its fourth year under head coach Chuck Baer.{{cite web|title=1948 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/1948-schedule.html}}
Detroit was ranked at No. 60 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.{{cite news|title=Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Wilmington Morning News|date=December 15, 1948|page=32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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|September 24|||Toledo|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|W 36–0|20,741|{{cite news|title=Titans Turn Toledo Fumbles into 36-0 Rout|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Marshall Dann|date=September 25, 1948|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15899764/titans_turn_toledo_fumbles_into_360/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 1|||Marquette|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|W 34–6|22,643|{{cite news|title=Titans Spring 34-6 Surprise on Butterfingered Marquette|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Lyall Smith|author-link=Lyall Smith|date=October 2, 1948|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15901617/titans_spring_346_surprise_on/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 8|||San Francisco|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|W 40–7|16,123|{{cite news|title=U-D Grinds Past Dons, 40 to 7|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=George Puscas|author-link=George Puscas (sports writer)|date=October 9, 1948|pages=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15901141/ud_grinds_past_dons_40_to_7/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 15|||Miami (FL)|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|L 0–6|18,451|{{cite news|title=U-D Blows No. 1 to Hurricanes|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Dick Peters|date=October 16, 1948|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15901527/ud_blows_no_1_to_hurricanes/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 22|||Wayne|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|W 13–0|24,321|{{cite news|title=U-D Squeezes Past Wayne|author=George Puscas|author-link=George Puscas (sports writer)|date=October 23, 1948|pages=1, 16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15899701/ud_squeezes_past_wayne/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 29|||Villanova|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|L 6–27|24,381|{{cite news|title=U-D Wastes 97-Yard Run in 27-6 Loss to Villanova|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Marshall Dann|date=October 30, 1948|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15901460/ud_wastes_97yard_run_in_276_loss_to/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 6||at|Denver|Hilltop Stadium|Denver, CO|L 27–30| |{{cite news|title=Denver Upsets Titans, 30-27|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 7, 1948|page=27|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15901302/denver_upsets_titans_3027/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 14|3:00 p.m.|at|Saint Louis|Walsh Stadium|St. Louis, MO|W 27–14|6,387|{{cite news |last=Morrison |first=Robert |title=Billikens Look for Gloomy Afternoon Against Detroit |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/127902420/ |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=November 14, 1948 |page=4F |access-date=July 9, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Toomey |first=James L. |title=Billikens Fool Dopesters But Not Detroit U. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-st-louis-star-and-times/127901662/ |newspaper=St. Louis Star-Times |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=November 15, 1948 |page=22 |access-date=July 9, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news|title=U-D Power Wins, 27-14|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Marshall Dann|date=November 15, 1948|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15901687/ud_power_wins_2714/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Penalties Nullify Gains as Billikens Lose to Detroit, 27-14|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=November 15, 1948|page=4B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15901784/penalties_nullify_gains_as_billikens/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 27||at|Tulsa|Skelly Stadium|Tulsa, OK|W 26–22|3,406|{{cite news|title=U-D Defense Stops Tulsa, 26-22|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 28, 1948|pages=24|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15901208/ud_defense_stops_tulsa_2622/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://libraries.udmercy.edu/archives/special-collections/index.php?collectionCode=football_ftb&field=DC_date&term=1948 1948 University of Detroit football programs]
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