1918 Detroit Tigers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1918 Detroit Tigers football Independent 0–2 None 1919 The 1918 Detroit Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Detroit in the 1918 college football season. The team compiled a 0–2 record and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 19 to 2.Detroit Yearly Results (1915-1919) David DeLassus College Football Data Warehouse December 8, 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 The 1918 team played in a season shortened by World War I travel restrictions and the 1918 flu pandemic. Games scheduled for the month of October were cancelled due to travel and other restrictions imposed by the United States Department of War.Spanish Influenza Deals Western Universities Football Big Blow Detroit Free Press October 12, 1918 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8994817/spanish_influenza_deals_western/ Newspapers.com Teams were permitted to play two games in November, though restrictions remained on games that required travel of long distances.War Department Holds to Order Limiting Fall's Football Games Detroit Free Press October 4, 1918 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15924788/war_department_holds_to_order_limiting/ Newspapers.com James F. Duffy, head coach of the 1917 team, missed the 1918 season due to wartime military service. In the spring of 1918, Duffy enlisted in the United States Navy.Detroit University Coach Made an Ensign in Navy Detroit Free Press November 9, 1918 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15853602/detroit_university_coach_made_an_ensign/ As a result, the University of Detroit football team played the 1918 season without a coach. Duffy returned for the 1919 season. Schedule y November 16 at 1918 Albion Britons Albion Alumni field Albion, MI L 2–13 Detroiters Lose Game To Albion Detroit Free Press November 17, 1918 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15924444/detroiters_lose_game_to_albion/ Newspapers.com November 28 at Detroit Junior College Goldberg Field Detroit, MI L 0–6 Brenkert's Run Nets Touchdown; U. of D. Is Loser Detroit Free Press November 29, 1918 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15924399/brenkerts_run_nets_touchdown_u_of_d/ Newspapers.comDetroit's Final Title Chance Is Central's Eleven Detroit Free Press November 28, 1918 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15924554/detroits_final_title_chance_is/ Newspapers.com Game summaries At Albion On November 16, 1918, the University of Detroit football team lost by a 13–2 score to 1918 Albion Britons Albion College Albion at Alumni field in Albion, Michigan. The game was played in the rain and on a muddy field. Two Detroit players sustained broken bones in the game and were taken to the hospital. The University of Detroit played only two games against Albion. Albion won the 1918 game, and Detroit won the other game, played in 1930, by a 51–0 score.Detroit vs Albion (MI) David DeLassus College Football Data Warehouse December 21, 2017 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/d/detroit/opponents_records.php?teamid=104 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150915031803/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/d/detroit/opponents_records.php?teamid=104 September 15, 2015 At Detroit Junior College On Thanksgiving Day (November 28), the University of Detroit team lost by a 6–0 score to Detroit Junior College (DJC) at Goldberg field in Detroit. DJC's captain and fullback, Wayne Brenkert, scored the game's only points on a 30-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. DJC became Wayne University. The schools did not meet again until 1940. Thereafter, they met another 10 times, but the 1918 game remained the only victory by a DJC/Wayne squad.Detroit vs Wayne St. (MI) David DeLassus College Football Data Warehouse December 21, 2017 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/d/detroit/opponents_records.php?teamid=3455 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150915032709/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/d/detroit/opponents_records.php?teamid=3455 September 15, 2015 References Detroit Category:Detroit Titans football seasons Category:College football winless seasons Detroit Tigers football Detroit Tigers football