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|October 1||{{cfb link|year=1921|team=Franklin Grizzlies|title=Franklin (IN)}}|[[Mack Park]]|[[Detroit|Detroit, MI]]|W 35–0||<ref>{{cite news|title=U. of D. Thumps Franklin Boys in Last Half|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Richard N. Heath|date=October 2, 1921|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15773055/u_of_d_thumps_franklin_boys_in_last/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 1|||{{cfb link|year=1921|team=Franklin Baptists|title=Franklin (IN)}}|[[Mack Park]]|[[Detroit|Detroit, MI]]|W 35–0||<ref>{{cite news|title=U. of D. Thumps Franklin Boys in Last Half|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Richard N. Heath|date=October 2, 1921|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15773055/u_of_d_thumps_franklin_boys_in_last/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 8||{{cfb link|year=1921|team=Ohio Northern|title=Ohio Northern}}|[[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Navin Field]]|Detroit, MI|W 35–0||<ref>{{cite news|title=Detroit Wins Hard Battle From Buckeyes|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 9, 1921|page=23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15772982/detroit_wins_hard_battle_from_buckeyes/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 8|||{{cfb link|year=1921|team=Ohio Northern|title=Ohio Northern}}|[[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Navin Field]]|Detroit, MI|W 35–0||<ref>{{cite news|title=Detroit Wins Hard Battle From Buckeyes|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 9, 1921|page=23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15772982/detroit_wins_hard_battle_from_buckeyes/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 15||{{cfb link|year=1921|team=West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats|title=West Virginia Wesleyan}}|Navin Field|Detroit, MI|W 55–0||<ref>{{cite news|title=West Virginia Humbled by U. of D. 55-0|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 16, 1921|page=23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15773148/west_virginia_humbled_by_u_of_d_550/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 15|||{{cfb link|year=1921|team=West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats|title=West Virginia Wesleyan}}|Navin Field|Detroit, MI|W 55–0||<ref>{{cite news|title=West Virginia Humbled by U. of D. 55-0|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 16, 1921|page=23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15773148/west_virginia_humbled_by_u_of_d_550/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 22|at|[[1921 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College]]|[[Braves Field]]|[[Boston|Boston, MA]]|W 28–0||<ref>{{cite news|title=U. of D. Defeats Boston: Detroit Team Easy Victor Over Boston|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 23, 1921|page=21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15772901/u_of_d_defeats_boston_detroit_team/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 22||at|[[1921 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College]]|[[Braves Field]]|[[Boston|Boston, MA]]|W 28–0||<ref>{{cite news|title=U. of D. Defeats Boston: Detroit Team Easy Victor Over Boston|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 23, 1921|page=21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15772901/u_of_d_defeats_boston_detroit_team/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 29||[[1921 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]|Navin Field|Detroit, MI|W 14–10||<ref>{{cite news|title=U. of D. Trims Tulane: Red and White Come Back After Being Outplayed|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 30, 1921|page=23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15773258/u_of_d_trims_tulane/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 29|||[[1921 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]|Navin Field|Detroit, MI|W 14–10||<ref>{{cite news|title=U. of D. Trims Tulane: Red and White Come Back After Being Outplayed|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 30, 1921|page=23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15773258/u_of_d_trims_tulane/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 5|2:30 p.m.||[[1921 Springfield Red and White football team|Springfield]]|Navin Field|Detroit, MI|W 21–0|12,000|<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Football Saturday Navin Field |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98339102/detroit-free-press/ |newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]] |location=[[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]] |date=November 5, 1921 |page=16 |access-date=March 24, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Detroit Evens Up With Springfield |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98339201/the-boston-globe/ |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe|The Boston Sunday Globe]] |location=[[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]] |date=November 6, 1921 |page=22 |access-date=March 24, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
|November 5||{{cfb link|year=1921|team=Springfield Red and White|title=Springfield (MA)}}|Navin Field|Detroit, MI|W 21–0|11,000|


|November 12||{{cfb link|year=1921|team=Marietta Pioneers|title=Marietta}}|Navin Field|Detroit, MI|W 34–0||<ref>{{cite news|title=U. of D. Romps Over Marietta; Score 34-0|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 13, 1921|pages=21, 22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15773474/u_of_d_romps_over_marietta_score_340/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 12|||{{cfb link|year=1921|team=Marietta Pioneers|title=Marietta}}|Navin Field|Detroit, MI|W 34–0||<ref>{{cite news|title=U. of D. Romps Over Marietta; Score 34-0|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 13, 1921|pages=21, 22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15773474/u_of_d_romps_over_marietta_score_340/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 24||[[1921 Vermont Green and Gold football team|Vermont]]|Navin Field|Detroit, MI|W 21–0||<ref>{{cite news|title=University of Detroit Eleven Plows Its Way Through Vermont for 21-0 Win|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Lloyd H. Northard|date=November 25, 1921|pages=13, 13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15772675/university_of_detroit_eleven_plows_its/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 24|||[[1921 Vermont Green and Gold football team|Vermont]]|Navin Field|Detroit, MI|W 21–0||<ref>{{cite news|title=University of Detroit Eleven Plows Its Way Through Vermont for 21-0 Win|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Lloyd H. Northard|date=November 25, 1921|pages=13, 13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15772675/university_of_detroit_eleven_plows_its/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

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|December 3|||[[1921 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team|Washington & Jefferson]]|Navin Field|Detroit, MI|L 2–14|22,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=W. & J. Wins Intersectional Game From University of Detroit By 14-2 Score|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=December 4, 1921|pages=23, 25|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15779051/w_j_wins_intersectional_game_from/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


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|December 3||[[1921 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team|Washington & Jefferson]]|Navin Field|Detroit, MI|L 2–14|22,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=W. & J. Wins Intersectional Game From University of Detroit By 14-2 Score|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=December 4, 1921|pages=23, 25|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15779051/w_j_wins_intersectional_game_from/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 08:44, 14 February 2024

1921 Detroit Titans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
Home stadiumNavin Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Detroit Junior College   –   6 – 0 – 2
Notre Dame   –   10 – 1 – 0
Creighton   –   8 – 1 – 0
Detroit   –   8 – 1 – 0
South Dakota State   –   7 – 1 – 0
Kirksville Osteopaths   –   6 – 1 – 0
Iowa State Teachers   –   5 – 1 – 1
Wabash   –   7 – 2 – 0
Central Michigan   –   7 – 2 – 1
Butler   –   6 – 2 – 0
Western State Normal (MI)   –   6 – 2 – 0
Marquette   –   6 – 2 – 1
DePauw   –   4 – 3 – 0
Haskell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Michigan Mines   –   1 – 1 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   3 – 3 – 1
Saint Louis   –   4 – 4 – 1
Valparaiso   –   2 – 2 – 1
Michigan Agricultural   –   3 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois State   –   3 – 5 – 0
Earlham   –   2 – 4 – 1
St. Ignatius (OH)   –   2 – 6 – 0
Dayton   –   1 – 7 – 1
Kent State   –   0 – 2 – 1

The 1921 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1921 college football season. Detroit shut out seven of nine opponents, outscored all opponents by a combined total of 245 to 24, and finished with an 8–1 record in their fourth year under head coach James F. Duffy. The team was undefeated during its regular season. After the season end, a post-season playoff game was scheduled between Detroit and another undefeated team, Washington & Jefferson, with the winner to play in the 1922 Rose Bowl.[1] Washington & Jefferson defeated Detroit, 14–2, and was later recognized as co-national champion.

In addition to head coach Duffy, the coaching staff included assistant coaches James M. Brown and E. Britt Patterson, trainer Harry H. Crowley, team physician William E. Keane, and publicity director Edward A. Batchelor.[2]

The team included Gus Sonnenberg who went on to play eight seasons in the National Football League.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Franklin (IN)
W 35–0[3]
October 8Ohio Northern
W 35–0[4]
October 15West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Navin Field
  • Detroit, MI
W 55–0[5]
October 22at Boston College
W 28–0[6]
October 29Tulane
  • Navin Field
  • Detroit, MI
W 14–10[7]
November 52:30 p.m.Springfield
  • Navin Field
  • Detroit, MI
W 21–012,000[8][9]
November 12Marietta
  • Navin Field
  • Detroit, MI
W 34–0[10]
November 24Vermont
  • Navin Field
  • Detroit, MI
W 21–0[11]
December 3Washington & Jefferson
  • Navin Field
  • Detroit, MI
L 2–1422,000[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Washington-Jefferson To Meet U. of D. at Navin Field, December 3". Detroit Free Press. November 25, 1921. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "U. of D. vs. Washington & Jefferson game program". University of Detroit. pp. 7, 35. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  3. ^ Richard N. Heath (October 2, 1921). "U. of D. Thumps Franklin Boys in Last Half". Detroit Free Press. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Detroit Wins Hard Battle From Buckeyes". Detroit Free Press. October 9, 1921. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "West Virginia Humbled by U. of D. 55-0". Detroit Free Press. October 16, 1921. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "U. of D. Defeats Boston: Detroit Team Easy Victor Over Boston". Detroit Free Press. October 23, 1921. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "U. of D. Trims Tulane: Red and White Come Back After Being Outplayed". Detroit Free Press. October 30, 1921. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Football Saturday Navin Field". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. November 5, 1921. p. 16. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Detroit Evens Up With Springfield". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 6, 1921. p. 22. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "U. of D. Romps Over Marietta; Score 34-0". Detroit Free Press. November 13, 1921. pp. 21, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Lloyd H. Northard (November 25, 1921). "University of Detroit Eleven Plows Its Way Through Vermont for 21-0 Win". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "W. & J. Wins Intersectional Game From University of Detroit By 14-2 Score". Detroit Free Press. December 4, 1921. pp. 23, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
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