1945 Detroit Titans football team

The 1945 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit as an independent during the 1945 college football season. In their first season under head coach Chuck Baer, the Titans compiled a 6–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 193 to 114.[1]

1945 Detroit Titans football
Conference	Independent
1945 record	6–3
Head coach	Chuck Baer (1st season)
Home stadium	University of Detroit Stadium

1945 Midwestern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan State Normal			–					5	–	0	–	1
Central Michigan			–					6	–	1	–	0
Miami (OH)			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Detroit			–					6	–	3	–	0
Great Lakes Navy			–					6	–	4	–	1
Michigan State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Akron			–					5	–	4	–	0
Marquette			–					5	–	4	–	1
Bowling Green			–					4	–	3	–	0
Western Michigan			–					4	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	4	–	0
Ohio			–					3	–	4	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan			–					3	–	4	–	0
Wayne			–					2	–	5	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's coaching staff consisted of Chuck Baer (head coach and line coach), Edmund Barbour (backfield coach), Lloyd Brazil (end coach, assistant backfield coach, and athletic director), and Dr. Raymond Forsyth (trainer).[2] The team had game captains rather than selecting one or two players as the team captain or captains for the full season.[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Alma		University of Detroit Stadium Detroit	W 32–0	4,500	[4]
October 5	Scranton		University of Detroit Stadium Detroit	W 42–0	12,500	[5]
October 13	vs. No. 20 Mississippi State		Crump Stadium Memphis	L 6–41	12,000	[6]
October 21	at Villanova		Shibe Park Philadelphia	L 0–14	11,000	[7]
October 26	Drake		University of Detroit Stadium Detroit	W 19–14	10,352	[8]
November 3	at Marquette		Marquette Stadium Milwaukee	L 14–32	9,000	[9]
November 10	Cincinnati		University of Detroit Stadium Detroit	W 20–0	10,159	[10]
November 18	Saint Louis		University of Detroit Stadium Detroit	W 27–0	10,671	[11]
November 22	Wayne		University of Detroit Stadium Detroit	W 33–13	8,622	[12]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

See also

• 1945 in Michigan

References

1. "1945 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
2. "University of Detroit vs. Drake University game program". University of Detroit. October 26, 1945. p. 7.
3. U-D vs. Drake game program, p. 11.
4. Truman Stacey (September 29, 1945). "Titans Rip Hapless Scots, 32-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
5. John N. Sabo (October 6, 1945). "Titans Smother Scranton, 42-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
6. John N. Sabo (October 14, 1945). "Weathermen and Maroons Make Things Hot for Titans". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
7. W. W. Edgar (October 22, 1945). "Villanova Clips Outclassed Titans, 14-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 14–15 – via Newspapers.com.
8. James Zerilli (October 27, 1945). "U-D Downs Drake, 19-14, on Late Rally". Detroit Free Press. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
9. W. W. Edgar (November 4, 1945). "U-D Trimmed, 32-14". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
10. W. W. Edgar (November 11, 1945). "Titans Mend Ways in Second Half to Trounce Cincinnati, 20-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
11. W. W. Edgar (November 19, 1945). "U-D Eleven Gives St. Louis Blues, 27-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 14.
12. Hal Schram (November 23, 1945). "Wayne 'Pushovers' Push U-D Around, but Lose". Detroit Free Press. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• 1945 University of Detroit football programs