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1962 Detroit Titans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–8
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State   –   8 – 1 – 0
Oregon State   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Penn State   –   9 – 2 – 0
West Texas State   –   9 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 2 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Villanova   –   7 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   6 – 3 – 0
Oregon   –   6 – 3 – 1
Houston   –   7 – 4 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   7 – 4 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   6 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   6 – 4 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   4 – 3 – 3
Air Force   –   5 – 5 – 0
Montana   –   5 – 5 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 5 – 0
Notre Dame   –   5 – 5 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   5 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 0
Texas Western   –   4 – 5 – 0
New Mexico State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Colgate   –   3 – 5 – 1
Idaho   –   2 – 6 – 1
San Jose State   –   2 – 8 – 1
Boston University   –   2 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   2 – 8 – 0
Detroit   –   1 – 8 – 0
Hardin–Simmons   –   1 – 9 – 0
Colorado State   –   0 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit as an independent during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach John Idzik, the Titans compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored by a combined total of 199 to 90.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Gross with 1,317 passing yards and 24 points scored, Vic Battani with 359 rushing yards, and Tom Bolz with 455 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Boston College
L 0–2722,000[3]
September 29at Xavier
L 20–24
October 5New Mexico State
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 14–21
October 12Kentucky
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 8–27
October 26Dayton
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 12–13
November 3at Villanova
L 0–14
November 9Cincinnati
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 15–14
November 17South Carolina
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 13–26
November 24at Memphis State
L 8–33

See also

References

  1. ^ "1962 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "1962 Detroit Mercy Titans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  3. ^ Jack Berry (September 23, 1962). "BC Sprints Past U-D: Miller's Debut Success". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com.
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