1953 Detroit Titans football team

The 1953 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1953 college football season. In its third year under head coach Dutch Clark, Detroit compiled a 6–4 record (3–1 against conference opponents), tied for the MVC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 231 to 124.

1953 Detroit Titans football
MVC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Head coach
CaptainDick Martwick, Denny McCotter
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
1953 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma A&M + 3 1 07 3 0
Detroit + 3 1 05 4 0
Wichita 1 2 04 4 1
Houston 1 2 04 4 1
Tulsa 1 3 03 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The team's assistant coaches were Wally Fromhart (backfield coach, third year), Kenneth L. Stilley (line coach, first year), Edmund J. Barbour (freshman coach since 1931), and Dr. Raymond D. Forsyth (team physician). The team co-captains were guard Denny McCotter and tackle Dick Martwick.

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