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1919 Detroit Titans football team

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Conference
  
Independent

1919 record
  
8–1

Head coach
  
James F. Duffy (2nd year)

Home stadium
  
University of Detroit Stadium

The 1919 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1919 college football season. Detroit shut out five of its nine opponents, outscored all opponents by a combined total of 257 to 30, and finished with an 8–1 record. James F. Duffy, who had led the team to an 8–1 record in 1917, rejoined the team as head coach after having served in the military during World War I. The team's sole loss was by a 7 to 3 score against Tufts.

The following players from the 1919 University of Detroit football team later played in the early days of the National Football League:

  • End Walt Clago played for the Detroit Tigers in 1921 and the Rock Island Independents in 1922.
  • Halfback Eddie Moegle played for the Detroit Heralds in 1920 and the Detroit Tigers in 1921.
  • Halfback Tip O'Neill played for the Dayton Triangles in 1922.
  • Tackle Tillie Voss played eight years in the NFL for multiple teams.

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    1919 Detroit Titans football team Wikipedia
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