1942 Detroit Titans football team

The 1942 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit as an independent during the 1942 college football season. Detroit outscored its opponents by a combined total of 82 to 66 and finished with a 5–4 record in its 18th and final year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Gus Dorais.[1]

1942 Detroit Titans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainJoseph Gensheimer, Donald Hughes
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
1942 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Michigan   –  6 –0 –0
Western Michigan   –  5 –1 –0
Cincinnati   –  8 –2 –0
Dayton   –  8 –2 –0
Marquette   –  7 –2 –0
No. 6 Notre Dame   –  7 –2 –2
Bowling Green   –  6 –2 –1
Ohio   –  5 –3 –0
Detroit   –  5 –4 –0
Wichita   –  5 –4 –0
Michigan State   –  4 –3 –2
Michigan State Normal   –  3 –3 –1
Ohio Wesleyan   –  4 –4 –0
Xavier   –  4 –5 –0
Carthage   –  3 –4 –0
Miami (OH)   –  3 –6 –0
Wayne   –  1 –6 –1
Akron   –  0 –7 –2
Rankings from AP Poll

In addition to head coach Gus Dorais, the team's coaching staff included Lloyd Brazil (backfield coach), Bud Boeringer (line coach), Edmund J. Barbour (freshman coach), and Michael H. "Dad" Butler (trainer). Quarterback Donald Hughes and end Joseph Gensheimer were the team's co-captains.[2]

Detroit was ranked at No. 85 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Wayne
W 27–015,670[4]
October 11Fort Knox
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 16–018,351[5][6][7]
October 18at Manhattan
W 21–712,500[8]
October 24Georgetown
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 6–0[9]
November 1at Marquette
L 0–107,000[10]
November 15Villanova
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 9–011,755[11]
November 21Arkansas
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 7–145,153[12]
November 28Oklahoma A&M
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 6–33< 5,000[13]
December 6at Saint Mary's
L 0–2500[14]

References
  1. "1942 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. University of Detroit vs. Wayne University football program, October 1942.
  3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Frank Angelo (October 3, 1942). "U-D First-Stringers Display Too Much Power for Wayne and Tartars Are Subdued, 27 to 0". Detroit Free Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Harold Kahl (October 12, 1942). "Pair of Titan Aerials Conquer Soldier Rivals: Safety Adds to Their Margin Over Fort Knox". Detroit Times. pp. 13, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Knox 11 to Face Detroit passes". The Courier-Journal. October 11, 1942. p. 51. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  7. "Detroit Repels Fort Knox Thrusts, Wins 16-0". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  8. Hy Turkin (October 19, 1936). "Detroit Rips Jaspers, 21-8". New York Daily News. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. W. W. Edgar (October 25, 1942). "Madarik Passes Titans into 6-0 Lead Over Hoyas". Detroit Free Press. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Harold Kahl (November 2, 1942). "Old Hilltopper Jinx End Titans' String: Marquette Wins, Spoils U.D. Mark for 2nd Time". Detroit Times. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Harold Kahl (November 16, 1942). "Titan Forwards Set Stage for Victory: Their Charges Lead to Safety And Touchdown". Detroit Times. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. W.W. Edgar (November 22, 1942). "Arkansas Razorbacks Rally in Last Half Upset Titans, 14-7, and Mar Celebration". Detroit Free Press. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. W.W. Edgar (November 29, 1942). "Oklahoma A&M Smashes U-D, 33-6, as Titans' Aerials Work in Reverse". Detroit Free Press. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Gaels Outplayed by Titans but Win 2-0 in Kezar Game: Detroit Twice Misses Field Goals; Only 500 Spectators Witness Muddy Contest". Oakland Tribune. December 7, 1942. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
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