Conference Independent | 1917 record 8–1 | |
Head coach James F. Duffy (1st year) Home stadium University of Detroit Stadium | ||
The 1917 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1917 college football season. Detroit outscored opponents by a combined total of 389 to 34 and finished with an 8–1 record in their first year under head coach James F. Duffy. The Titans opened the season with a school record 145 to 0 victory over the Toledo Rockets. In the second game of the season, Detroit lost to the 1917 Michigan Wolverines football team by a 14 to 3 score. The team won its final seven games, including a 14 to 0 victory over Michigan State. Tillie Voss starred for the 1917 team.
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1917 Detroit Titans football team Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA