1929 Detroit Titans football team

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).

1929 Detroit Titans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
1929 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame    9 0 0
Detroit    7 1 1
Haskell    8 2 0
Loyola (IL)    5 2 1
Michigan State    5 3 0
John Carroll    5 3 1
Marquette    4 3 1
Butler    4 4 0
Wabash    4 5 0
Saint Louis    3 4 1
DePaul    2 7 0
Kent State    1 7 0
Valparaiso    1 7 0
Ball State    0 7 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

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."

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

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