1951 Detroit Titans football team

1951 Detroit Titans football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 4 0 0 9 2 0
Drake 3 1 0 7 2 0
Oklahoma A&M 3 2 0 3 7 0
Houston 2 2 0 6 5 0
Detroit 2 4 0 4 7 0
Wichita 2 4 0 2 7 0
Bradley 0 3 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during 1951 college football season. The team compiled a 4–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the MWC, and was outscored by opponents by a combined total of 263 to 156.[1]

In February 1951, Dutch Clark, later inducted into both the Pro and College Football Halls of Fame, was hired as the school's athletic director and head football coach.[2] He had served as the team's backfield coach under head coach Chuck Baer in 1951.

  1. ^ "1951 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ^ Dick Peters (February 25, 1951). "Clark Given Dual Role in New U-D Grid Setup". Detroit Free Press. pp. C1, C3 – via Newspapers.com.