1917 Detroit Tigers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1917 Detroit Tigers football Independent 8–1 James F. Duffy 1st The 1917 Detroit Tigers football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1917 college football season. The team compiled an 8–1 record, shut out five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 389 to 34. The team opened the season with a school record 145 to 0 victory over the Toledo Rockets. Its sole loss was to Michigan by a 14 to 3 score.Detroit Yearly Results (1915-1919) David DeLassus College Football Data Warehouse November 23, 2015 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/d/detroit/yearly_results.php?year=1915 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052258/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/d/detroit/yearly_results.php?year=1915 March 4, 2016 Tillie Voss starred for the 1917 team. Schedule y October 10 Toledo University of Detroit athletic field Detroit, MI W 145–0 U. of D. Runs Over Toledo Ruthlessly Detroit Free Press October 11, 1917 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15836880/u_of_d_runs_over_toledo_ruthlessly/ Newspapers.com October 17 at Michigan Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI L 3–14 Wolverines Victorious Over U. of D.: Michigan Beats Jefferson Avenue Boys, 14 to 3, in Scrappy, Erratic Game; Forward Passes Give Winners Touchdowns Detroit Free Press E. A. Batchelor E. A. Batchelor October 18, 1917 11–12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15836945/wolverines_victorious_over_u_of_d/ Newspapers.com October 20 Kalamazoo Elmwood Avenue gridiron Detroit, MI W 26–0 Four Scores Are Made by Detroiters Detroit Free Press K. W. Hall October 28, 1912 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15836763/four_scores_are_made_by_detroiters/ Newspapers.com October 27 at Michigan Agricultural East Lansing, MI W 14–0 Long Sprints Bring U. of D. the Victory Detroit Free Press October 28, 1917 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15837855/long_sprints_bring_u_of_d_the_victory/ Newspapers.com November 3 1917 Northwestern College Northwestern College Navin Field Detroit, MI W 35–0 U. of D. Bumps Northwest'n Eleven Hard Detroit Free Press K. W. Hall November 4, 1917 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15837307/u_of_d_bumps_northwestn_eleven_hard/ Newspapers.com November 10 1917 Rose Polytechnic Rose Polytechnic Navin Field Detroit, MI W 84–0 Rose Poly Is No Match for U. of D. Tribe Detroit Free Press K. W. Hall November 11, 1917 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15837394/rose_poly_is_no_match_for_u_of_d_tribe/ Newspapers.com November 17 Western State Normal Navin Field Detroit, MI W 35–6 U. of D. Whips Kazoo Eleven by Fine Work Detroit Free Press K. W. Hall November 18, 1917 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15838305/u_of_d_whips_kazoo_eleven_by_fine_work/ Newspapers.com November 24 Buffalo Navin Field Detroit, MI W 20–7 U. of D. Adds Another To Its Victories Detroit Free Press K. W. Hall November 25, 1917 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15837546/u_of_d_adds_another_to_its_victories/ Newspapers.com December 1 Camp MacArthur Navin Field Detroit, MI W 27–7 Allen Star of Victory Over Army Detroit Free Press K. W. Hall December 2, 1917 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15837087/allen_star_of_victory_over_army/ Newspapers.com Coaching changes On March 3, 1917, the University of Detroit hired Gil Dobie as its head football coach. Dobie had compiled a 58–0–3 record in nine years as head football coach at the University of Washington. Dobie was lured with the promise that he need work only three months and otherwise devote himself to business.Gilmour Dobie To Coach Football at University Detroit Free Press March 4, 1917 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15867428/gilmour_dobie_to_coach_football_at/ Newspapers.com Shortly after Dobie's hiring, a game was scheduled for the fall with Fielding H. Yost's Michigan Wolverines football team.Eight Gridiron Games Will Be Home Affairs Detroit Free Press March 19, 1917 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15867452/eight_gridiron_games_will_be_home/ Newspapers.com Dobie came to Detroit and began coaching the team through early practice sessions in August,Dobie Calls U. of D. Football Candidates for First Work Detroit Free Press August 19, 1917 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15867473/dobie_calls_u_of_d_football/ Newspapers.com but suddenly withdrew from the post at the end of August to become head football coach at the U.S. Naval Academy.Successor To Dobie Is Not Decided On Detroit Free Press August 30, 1917 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15853259/detroit_free_press/ Newspapers.com Dobie reportedly left Detroit "because he was not satisfied with the small squad" that had turned out.Gilmour Dobie Will Coach Navy Pittsburgh Daily Post August 30, 1917 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15867499/gilmour_dobie_will_coach_navy/ Newspapers.com James F. Duffy, a high school coach in Detroit, was hired to take over as the team's head coach. Duffy went on to coach the team for six years. References Detroit Category:Detroit Titans football seasons Detroit Tigers football Detroit Tigers football