1960 Detroit Titans football team

1960 Detroit Titans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Navy     9 2 0
Memphis State     8 2 0
Detroit     7 2 0
No. 19 Syracuse     7 2 0
No. 16 Penn State     7 3 0
Oregon     7 3 1
Army     6 3 1
Oregon State     6 3 1
Holy Cross     6 4 0
Houston     6 4 0
Miami (FL)     6 4 0
San Jose State     5 4 0
Pittsburgh     4 3 3
Xavier     5 5 0
Washington State     4 5 1
Air Force     4 6 0
Boston University     3 5 2
Pacific (CA)     4 6 0
Boston College     3 6 1
Florida State     3 6 1
Marquette     3 6 0
Colgate     2 7 0
Notre Dame     2 8 0
Villanova     2 8 0
Dayton     1 9 0
Idaho     1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit as an independent during the 1960 college football season. Detroit outscored its opponents by a combined total of 181 to 136 and finished with a 7–2 record in its second year under head coach Jim Miller.[1]

After losing the season opener to Iowa State, the Titans won seven games in a row, including victories over Cincinnati (14–0), Boston College (19–17), Marquette (32–12), and Villanova (13–7). The season ended with a 43–15 loss to Michigan State in East Lansing.

The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Gross with 886 passing yards and 343 rushing yards, Steve Stonebreaker with 416 receiving yards, and Ted Karpowicz with 30 points scored.[2]

Four players from the 1960 team, Steve Stonebreaker, Larry Vargo, Jim Shorter, and Frank Jackunas went on to play in the National Football League (NFL). In 2001, the 1960 Titans football team was inducted as a group into the Detroit Titans Hall of Fame.[3]

  1. ^ "1960 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  2. ^ "1960 Detroit Mercy Titans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  3. ^ "Detroit Titans Hall of Fame: Football Team 1960". University of Detroit Mercy. Retrieved November 24, 2015.