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| Year = 1930
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| HCYear = 6th
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{{1930 NCAA independents football records}}
{{1930 Midwestern college football independents records}}
The '''1930 Detroit Titans football team''' represented the [[University of Detroit]] in the [[1930 college football season]]. Detroit outscored opponents by a combined total of 208 to 35 and finished with a 5–3–2 record in their sixth year under head coach and [[College Football Hall of Fame]] inductee, [[Gus Dorais]]. Significant games included a victory over [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]] (23–0), a scoreless tie with [[1930 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]] (0–0), and a loss to [[1930 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]] (3–7).<ref name=SR>{{cite web|title=1930 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=November 23, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/detroit-mercy/1930-schedule.html}}</ref><ref name=CFDW>{{cite web|title=Detroit Yearly Results (1930-1934)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=November 23, 2015|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/d/detroit/yearly_results.php?year=1930|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090610/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/d/detroit/yearly_results.php?year=1930|archivedate=March 4, 2016}}</ref>
The '''1930 Detroit Titans football team''' represented the [[University of Detroit]] in the [[1930 college football season]]. Detroit outscored opponents by a combined total of 208 to 35 and finished with a 5–3–2 record in their sixth year under head coach and [[College Football Hall of Fame]] inductee, [[Gus Dorais]]. Significant games included a victory over [[1930 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]] (23–0), a scoreless tie with [[1930 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]] (0–0), and a loss to [[1930 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]] (3–7).<ref name=SR>{{cite web|title=1930 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=November 23, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/detroit-mercy/1930-schedule.html}}</ref><ref name=CFDW>{{cite web|title=Detroit Yearly Results (1930-1934)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=November 23, 2015|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/d/detroit/yearly_results.php?year=1930|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090610/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/d/detroit/yearly_results.php?year=1930|archivedate=March 4, 2016}}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==


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|September 26||[[Adrian College|Adrian]]|[[University of Detroit Stadium]]|[[Detroit]]|W 59–0|> 11,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Titans Beat Adrian In Opener, 59-0: O'Neil Crosses Goal Line Four Times in Game|newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]]|author=W. W. Edgar|date=September 27, 1930|pages=13, 14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15863855/titans_beat_adrian_in_opener_590/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|September 26||{{cfb link|year=1930|team=Adrian Bulldogs|title=Adrian}}|[[University of Detroit Stadium]]|[[Detroit|Detroit, MI]]|W 59–0|> 11,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Titans Beat Adrian In Opener, 59-0: O'Neil Crosses Goal Line Four Times in Game|newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]]|author=W. W. Edgar|date=September 27, 1930|pages=13, 14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15863855/titans_beat_adrian_in_opener_590/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 3||[[Albion College|Albion]]|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit|W 51–0|> 14,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Titans Smother Albion, 51 to 0: Detroit Backs Score at Will on Methodists|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=October 4, 1930|pages=15, 17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15863921/titans_smother_albion_51_to_0_detroit/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 3||{{cfb link|year=1930|team=Albion Britons|title=Albion}}|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|W 51–0|> 14,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Titans Smother Albion, 51 to 0: Detroit Backs Score at Will on Methodists|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=October 4, 1930|pages=15, 17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15863921/titans_smother_albion_51_to_0_detroit/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 10||[[Grinnell Pioneers football|Grinnell]]|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit|W 47–6||<ref>{{cite news|title=University of Detroit Eleven Runs Wild Against Grinnell, Piling Up 47 to 6 Score: Western Team First To Score Against Titans|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=October 11, 1930|pages=13, 15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15864002/university_of_detroit_eleven_runs_wild/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 10||[[1930 Grinnell Pioneers football team|Grinnell]]|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|W 47–6||<ref>{{cite news|title=University of Detroit Eleven Runs Wild Against Grinnell, Piling Up 47 to 6 Score: Western Team First To Score Against Titans|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=October 11, 1930|pages=13, 15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15864002/university_of_detroit_eleven_runs_wild/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 17||[[1930 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]]|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit|W 23–0|20,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=University of Detroit Continues In Undefeated Class By Beating West Virginia, 23 to 0: Fourth Win Is Marked Up by Titan Team|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=October 18, 1930|pages=13, 15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15864086/university_of_detroit_continues_in/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 17||[[1930 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]]|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|W 23–0|20,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=University of Detroit Continues In Undefeated Class By Beating West Virginia, 23 to 0: Fourth Win Is Marked Up by Titan Team|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=October 18, 1930|pages=13, 15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15864086/university_of_detroit_continues_in/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 1||[[1930 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]]|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit|L 3–7||<ref>{{cite news|title=Iowa Comes From Behind to Beat University of Detroit, 7 to 3: Warrington's Run Conquers Titans|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=November 2, 1930|pages=Sports 1, 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15864161/iowa_comes_from_behind_to_beat/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 1||[[1930 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]]|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|L 3–7||<ref>{{cite news|title=Iowa Comes From Behind to Beat University of Detroit, 7 to 3: Warrington's Run Conquers Titans|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=November 2, 1930|pages=Sports 1, 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15864161/iowa_comes_from_behind_to_beat/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 8||[[Fordham Rams football|Fordham]]|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit|L 7–13||<ref>{{cite news|title=Fourth Period Rally Gives Fordham 13 to 7 Victory Over U. of D.: Substitute Halfback Humbles Titan Team|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=November 9, 1930|pages=Sports 1, 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15864232/fourth_period_rally_gives_fordham_13_to/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 8||[[1930 Fordham Rams football team|Fordham]]|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|L 7–13||<ref>{{cite news|title=Fourth Period Rally Gives Fordham 13 to 7 Victory Over U. of D.: Substitute Halfback Humbles Titan Team|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=November 9, 1930|pages=Sports 1, 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15864232/fourth_period_rally_gives_fordham_13_to/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 15|at|[[Marquette Golden Avalanche football|Marquette]]|[[Marquette Stadium]]|[[Milwaukee]]|T 0–0||<ref>{{cite news|title=University of Detroit and Marquette Teams Struggle to Scoreless Tie: Game Ends With Titans Scant Yard from Goal|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=November 16, 1930|pages=Sports 1, 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15864576/university_of_detroit_and_marquette/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 15|at|[[1930 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team|Marquette]]|[[Marquette Stadium]]|[[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]]|T 0–0|23,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=University of Detroit and Marquette Teams Struggle to Scoreless Tie: Game Ends With Titans Scant Yard from Goal|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=November 16, 1930|pages=Sports 1, 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15864576/university_of_detroit_and_marquette/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 22|at|[[1930 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]]|[[Spartan Stadium (East Lansing, Michigan)|Spartan Stadium]]|[[East Lansing, MI]]|T 0–0||<ref>{{cite news|title=Titans Tie Spartans, 0 to 0: Detroit Outplayed by Spartans' Line|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=November 23, 1930|pages=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15864376/titans_tie_spartans_0_to_0_detroit/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 22|at|[[1930 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]]|[[Spartan Stadium (East Lansing, Michigan)|College Field]]|[[East Lansing, Michigan|East Lansing, MI]]|T 0–0|> 20,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Titans Tie Spartans, 0 to 0: Detroit Outplayed by Spartans' Line|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=November 23, 1930|pages=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15864376/titans_tie_spartans_0_to_0_detroit/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 29||[[Georgetown Hoyas football|Georgetown]]|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit|W 12–0||<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Detroit Scores Twice in Last Half to Beat Georgetown, 12 to 0|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=November 30, 1930|pages=Sports 1, 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15864467/university_of_detroit_scores_twice_in/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 29||[[1930 Georgetown Hoyas football team|Georgetown]]|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|W 12–0||<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Detroit Scores Twice in Last Half to Beat Georgetown, 12 to 0|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=November 30, 1930|pages=Sports 1, 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15864467/university_of_detroit_scores_twice_in/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|December 6|at|[[Loyola Wolf Pack football|Loyola]]||[[New Orleans]]|L 6–9||<ref>{{cite news|title=Touchdown in Opening Period Enables Loyola Eleven To Triumph Over Titans, 9 to 6|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=December 7, 1930|pages=Sports 1, 6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15864515/touchdown_in_opening_period_enables/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|December 6|at|[[1930 Loyola Wolf Pack football team|Loyola (LA)]]|[[Loyola University Stadium]]|[[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]|L 6–9||<ref>{{cite news|title=Touchdown in Opening Period Enables Loyola Eleven To Triumph Over Titans, 9 to 6|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=December 7, 1930|pages=Sports 1, 6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15864515/touchdown_in_opening_period_enables/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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1930 Detroit Titans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–2
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame     10 0 0
Marquette     8 0 1
Haskell     9 1 0
Michigan State     5 1 2
DePaul     4 2 1
Detroit     5 3 2
Kent State     3 3 1
Saint Louis     3 3 2
John Carroll     3 5 2
Loyola (IL)     2 6 1
Michigan Tech     1 5 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1930 college football season. Detroit outscored opponents by a combined total of 208 to 35 and finished with a 5–3–2 record in their sixth year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Gus Dorais. Significant games included a victory over West Virginia (23–0), a scoreless tie with Michigan State (0–0), and a loss to Iowa (3–7).[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26AdrianW 59–0> 11,000[3]
October 3Albion
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 51–0> 14,000[4]
October 10Grinnell
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 47–6[5]
October 17West Virginia
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 23–020,000[6]
November 1Iowa
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 3–7[7]
November 8Fordham
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 7–13[8]
November 15at MarquetteT 0–023,000[9]
November 22at Michigan StateT 0–0> 20,000[10]
November 29Georgetown
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 12–0[11]
December 6at Loyola (LA)L 6–9[12]

References

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  1. ^ "1930 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "Detroit Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ W. W. Edgar (September 27, 1930). "Titans Beat Adrian In Opener, 59-0: O'Neil Crosses Goal Line Four Times in Game". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 4, 1930). "Titans Smother Albion, 51 to 0: Detroit Backs Score at Will on Methodists". Detroit Free Press. pp. 15, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 11, 1930). "University of Detroit Eleven Runs Wild Against Grinnell, Piling Up 47 to 6 Score: Western Team First To Score Against Titans". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 18, 1930). "University of Detroit Continues In Undefeated Class By Beating West Virginia, 23 to 0: Fourth Win Is Marked Up by Titan Team". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 2, 1930). "Iowa Comes From Behind to Beat University of Detroit, 7 to 3: Warrington's Run Conquers Titans". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 9, 1930). "Fourth Period Rally Gives Fordham 13 to 7 Victory Over U. of D.: Substitute Halfback Humbles Titan Team". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 16, 1930). "University of Detroit and Marquette Teams Struggle to Scoreless Tie: Game Ends With Titans Scant Yard from Goal". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 23, 1930). "Titans Tie Spartans, 0 to 0: Detroit Outplayed by Spartans' Line". Detroit Free Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 30, 1930). "University of Detroit Scores Twice in Last Half to Beat Georgetown, 12 to 0". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Touchdown in Opening Period Enables Loyola Eleven To Triumph Over Titans, 9 to 6". Detroit Free Press. December 7, 1930. pp. Sports 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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