1961 Detroit Titans football team

1961 Detroit Titans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Baldwin–Wallace     9 0 0
Wheaton (IL)     8 0 0
Earlham     7 1 0
St. Norbert     7 2 0
Northern Michigan     6 2 0
Hillsdale     6 3 0
Ferris Institute     5 3 0
Bradley     6 4 0
Xavier     6 4 0
Eureka     3 2 1
Detroit     5 4 0
Drake     5 4 0
Wabash     5 4 0
Youngstown     4 4 1
Notre Dame     5 5 0
Concordia (IL)     4 4 0
St. Mary of the Plains     4 5 0
North Park     3 5 0
William Penn     3 5 1
St. Procopius     2 4 0
Dayton     2 8 0
Elmhurst     1 6 1
Rose Poly     0 8 0
Washington University     0 9 0

The 1961 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In their third and final year under head coach Jim Miller, the Titans compiled a 5–6 record and were outscored by a combined total of 181 to 173.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Gross with 1,126 passing yards, Vic Battani with 358 rushing yards, and Larry Vargo with 601 receiving yards and 48 points scored.[2]

  1. ^ "1961 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.