1964 Detroit Titans football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1964 Detroit Titans football Independent 3–7 John Idzik 3rd Fred Beier University of Detroit Stadium none The 1964 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit as an independent during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their third and final season under head coach John Idzik, the Titans played their home games on campus at University of Detroit Stadium, finished 3–7, and were outscored 158 to 127.1964 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 23, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/detroit-mercy/1964-schedule.html Basketball head coach Bob Calihan was named the school's athletic director in September 1964.Titans Pick Calihan As Athletic Director The Detroit Daily Press September 18, 1964 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15705848/titans_pick_calihan_as_athletic_director/ Newspapers.com The football team's assistant coaches were Joe Clark, Dave Nusz, and Tony Hanley. Fullback Fred Beier was the team captain. Discontinuance of football program On November 30, nine days after the season ended with a road loss at Boston College, the university announced that the football program was being discontinued.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H64RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vegDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5762%2C73566 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Students yip as Detroit drops grid December 1, 1964 10https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M-ojAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MU8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7353%2C204930 Pittsburgh Press UPI Detroit kicks out football, students stage big protest December 1, 1964 41 The university's president, the Very Rev. Laurence V. Britt, SJ, noted that the football program had not made a profit since 1951, had operated at a deficit for years, and had lost $65,000 in 1964 – a figure critics said was a bookkeeping device attempting to estimate the loss of tuition from players receiving football scholarships. With limited resources and mounting academic costs, Father Britt stated that the university could not subsidize the program at the level demanded by alumni and students.U-D Football Finally Dies of Neglect: Sport Couldn't Pay Its Own Way -- Britt Detroit Free Press Jack Berry December 1, 1964 1D, 2D https://freep.newspapers.com/clip/3713408/ud_football_finally_die_of_neglect/ The decision stunned players and angered alumni.U-D Football Players Stunned: Football Requiem Detroit Free Press Joe Dowdall December 1, 1964 1D https://freep.newspapers.com/clip/3713425/ud_players_stunned_football_requiem/NOW They Care for U-D Football Detroit Free Press Lyall Smith Lyall Smith December 1, 1956 1D https://freep.newspapers.com/clip/3713425/ud_players_stunned_football_requiem/ A protest by students included the removal of the stadium's goalposts. Schedule y y September 19 at Kentucky McLean Stadium Lexington, KY L 6–13 34,000 Kentucky Troubled In Beating U-D The Detroit Daily Press September 21, 1964 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15703544/kentucky_troubled_in_beating_ud/ Newspapers.comBirds Heroics Wing Wildcats To 13-6 Win The Courier-Journal Dave Whitaker September 20, 1964 2-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15955270/birds_heroics_wing_wildcats_to_136_win/ Newspapers.com September 25 Toledo University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI W 22–6 10,181 Titans Whip Toledo, 22-6 The Detroit Daily Press Bob Pille September 26, 1964 7–8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15703456/titans_whip_toledo_226/ Newspapers.com October 2 Cincinnati University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI L 0–19 16,539 Titans Lose, 19-0 The Detroit Daily Press Bob Pille October 3, 1964 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15703389/titans_lose_190/ Newspapers.com October 10 at Villanova Villanova Stadium Philadelphia PA L 0–34 12,700 Cats Swamp Titans, 34-0 The Detroit Daily Press October 11, 1964 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15703309/cats_swamp_titans_340/ Newspapers.com October 17 at Wichita State Veterans Field Wichita, KS L 7–8 10,960 Titans Protest Loss The Detroit Daily Press October 19, 1964 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15703243/titans_protest_loss/ Newspapers.com October 23 Dayton University of Detroit Stadium Detroit W 21–6 12,050 U-D Clips Dayton, 21-6 The Detroit Daily Press Bob Pille October 24, 1964 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15703168/ud_clips_dayton_216/ Newspapers.com October 30 Miami (FL) University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI L 7–10 15,180 Miami Nips Titans, 10-7 The Detroit Daily Press October 31, 1964 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15703113/miami_nips_titans_107/ Newspapers.com November 6 VMI University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI W 28–7   8,373 Soph Sparks Titans to 28-7 Win The Detroit Daily Press Jack Berry November 7, 1964 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15702860/soph_sparks_titans_to_287_win/ Newspapers.com November 14 at Xavier Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH L 27–38   6,102 Xavier Wins, 38-27: Titans' Soph QB Meets His Master The Detroit Daily Press November 16, 1964 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15706031/xavier_wins_3827_titans_soph_qb/ Newspapers.comXU Drubs Detroit, 38-27 Cincinnati Enquirer Bill Ford November 15, 1964 1E https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15954957/xu_drubs_detroit_3827/ Newspapers.com November 21 at Boston College Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA L 9–17 25,100 B.C. Whips Titans The Detroit Daily Press November 22, 1964 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15702949/bc_whips_titans/ Newspapers.com Players Dennis Assenmacher, halfback Fred Beier, fullback/defensive back and captain Tom Beer, end/guard Ron Bishop, quarterback Joe D'Angelo, halfback Jerry Dudley, guard John Everly, end Dennis Hackett, fullback Mike Haggerty, tackle Mike Randall, halfback Tony Richardson, end Tony Rossi, center Tom Siedlaczek, halfback Dick Waring, quarterback References External links 1964 University of Detroit football programs Detroit Category:Detroit Titans football seasons Detroit Titans football Detroit Titans football