1929_Detroit_Titans_football_team

1929 Detroit Titans football team

1929 Detroit Titans football team

American college football season

The 1929 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1929 college football season. Detroit outscored opponents by a combined total of 174 to 52 and finished with a 7–1–1 record in their fifth year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Gus Dorais. Significant games included a victories over Tulsa (21–6), West Virginia (36–0), Michigan State (25–0), a loss to Oregon State (14–7), and a tie with Marquette (6–6).[1][2]

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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]

Arthur "Bud" Boeringer and Harvey Brown were the line coaches.[4][5] Johnny Fredericks was the freshman coach.[5] Michael H. "Dad" Butler was the team's trainer.

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References

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    "1929 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
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    "Detroit Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
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    Lyall Smith (April 7, 1965). "Lloyd Brazil: Titans' Titan". Detroit Free Press. p. 27.
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    "Titans Work Under Lashing By Boeringer". Detroit Free Press. November 6, 1929. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Four Veterans Form Nucleus of Big Squad". Detroit Free Press. September 7, 1929. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Weakness of Titans Displayed in Opener". Detroit Free Press. September 29, 1929. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
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    W. W. Edgar (October 5, 1929). "Titans Add To String By Defeating Dayton". Detroit Free Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
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    W. W. Edgar (October 13, 1929). "Titans Prove Their Ability To Fight Back". Detroit Free Press. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
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    W. W. Edgar (October 27, 1929). "Titans Beat Loyola, 20-6: Dixie Eleven Wilts Under Line Smashes". Detroit Free Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
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    W. W. Edgar (November 3, 1929). "University of Detroit Winning Streak Halted By 6-6 Deadlock With Marquette: Missed Goal Kick Costly To Titans". Detroit Free Press. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
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    W. W. Edgar (November 10, 1929). "University of Detroit Finds Mountaineers Easy and Wins By 36 to 0 Score: Titans Swamp West Virginia". Detroit Free Press. pp. 17, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
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    W. W. Edgar (November 17, 1929). "University of Detroit Used Varied Attack To Smash State Eleven, 25 to 0: Aerial Plays Start Titans On Way To Win". Detroit Free Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
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    W. W. Edgar (November 24, 1929). "Intercepted Pass Enables Oregon Aggies To Beat Titans, 14 to 7: Trick Play Brings End To Long Winning Streak". Detroit Free Press. pp. 15–16 – via Newspapers.com.
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    W. W. Edgar (December 1, 1929). "Two Twists of Fate in Third Period Help Titans To Beat Georgetown, 14-13: Blocked Punt Bounds Across Goal for Score". Detroit Free Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
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