1945 Detroit Titans football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1945 Detroit Titans football Independent 6–3 Chuck Baer 1st Game captains University of Detroit Stadium 1942 The 1945 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit as an independent during the 1945 college football season. In their first season under head coach Chuck Baer, the Titans compiled a 6–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 193 to 114.1945 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 23, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/detroit-mercy/1945-schedule.html The team's coaching staff consisted of Chuck Baer (head coach and line coach), Edmund Barbour (backfield coach), Lloyd Brazil (end coach, assistant backfield coach, and athletic director), and Dr. Raymond Forsyth (trainer).University of Detroit vs. Drake University game program University of Detroit October 26, 1945 7 http://libraries.udmercy.edu/archives/special-collections/index.php?collectionCode=football_ftb&record_id=72&page=1 The team had game captains rather than selecting one or two players as the team captain or captains for the full season.U-D vs. Drake game program, p. 11. Schedule 1945 AP y y September 28 1945 Alma Scots Alma University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI W 32–0 4,500 Titans Rip Hapless Scots, 32-0 Detroit Free Press Truman Stacey September 29, 1945 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15938626/titans_rip_hapless_scots_320/ Newspapers.com October 5 1945 Scranton Tomcats Scranton University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI W 42–0 12,500 Titans Smother Scranton, 42-0 Detroit Free Press John N. Sabo October 6, 1945 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15942923/titans_smother_scranton_420/ Newspapers.com October 13 vs. No. 20 Mississippi State Crump Stadium Memphis, TN L 6–41 12,000 Weathermen and Maroons Make Things Hot for Titans Detroit Free Press John N. Sabo October 14, 1945 Sports 1, 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/98158213/?terms=mississippi%2Bmemphis Newspapers.com October 21 at Villanova Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA L 0–14 11,000 Villanova Clips Outclassed Titans, 14-0 Detroit Free Press W. W. Edgar October 22, 1945 14–15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15943040/villanova_clips_outclassed_titans_140/ Newspapers.com October 26 1945 Drake Bulldogs Drake University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI W 19–14 10,352 U-D Downs Drake, 19-14, on Late Rally Detroit Free Press James Zerilli October 27, 1945 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15943105/ud_downs_drake_1914_on_late_rally/ Newspapers.com November 3 at Marquette Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI L 14–32 9,000 U-D Trimmed, 32-14 Detroit Free Press W. W. Edgar November 4, 1945 Sports 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15938745/ud_trimmed_3214_marquette_springs/ Newspapers.com November 10 Cincinnati University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI W 20–0 10,159 Titans Mend Ways in Second Half to Trounce Cincinnati, 20-0 Detroit Free Press W. W. Edgar November 11, 1945 Sports 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15938576/titans_mend_ways_in_second_half_to/ Newspapers.com November 18 Saint Louis University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI W 27–0 10,671 U-D Eleven Gives St. Louis Blues, 27-0 Detroit Free Press W. W. Edgar November 19, 1945 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15943187/ud_eleven_gives_st_louis_blues_270/ November 22 Wayne University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI W 33–13 8,622 Wayne 'Pushovers' Push U-D Around, but Lose Detroit Free Press Hal Schram November 23, 1945 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15867569/wayne_pushovers_push_ud_around_but/ Newspapers.com See also 1945 in Michigan References External links 1945 University of Detroit football programs Detroit Category:Detroit Titans football seasons Detroit Titans football Detroit Titans football