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Detroit City College Tartars football, 1918–1929

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The Detroit City College Tartars football teams (now known as the Wayne State Warriors) represented Detroit City College (known as Detroit Junior College prior to 1923, now known as Wayne State University) in American football from 1918 to 1929. The 12 seasons covered by this article are the initial years of the Wayne State football program. Highlights of the school's early years of intercollegiate football included the following:

  • The 1918 Detroit Junior College football team compiled a perfect season with a 4–0 record while outscoing opponents, 99 to 0. The first game, played on October 5 in Canada, was a 41–0 victory over Assumption College. The first home game, played on November 2, was an 18–0 victory over Michigan State Normal.
  • In 1918, David L. Holmes became the school's head coach. He held that position for eleven (11) years through the 1928 season.
  • The 1921 Detroit Junior College football team compiled the program's second undefeated season with a 6–0–2 record, including victories over Baldwin–Wallace (28–0), Michigan State Normal (3–0), and Toledo (13–0). They outscored opponents, 165 to 0.
  • The 1922 team failed to score a point for four consecutive games from October 14 to November 11.
  • The 1923 Detroit City College Tartars football team compiled a 4–3–1 record, including victories over Ferris Institute, Hope College, Grans Rapids Junior College, and Findlay College.
  • After compiling a losing record in 1923, the 1925 compiled a 4–3–1 record, including victories over Assumption College, Hope College, Grand Rapids Junior College, and the University of Toledo.
  • The teams suffered losing records in 1926 (2–4–1), 1927 (2–6), 1928 (2–5–1), and 1929 (2–7).
  • David L. Holmes stepped down as the school's head football coach after the 1928 season. He remained with the school as athletic director and track coach for several decades thereafter.
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The 1918 Detroit Junior College football team represented Detroit Junior College (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1918 college football season. The team was coached by David L. Holmes and compiled a 4–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 99 to 0.[1] The team was made up of members of the school's Student Army Training Corps.

Two of the victories, including the first in program history, were against Assumption College. The first game was played in Canada, at Windsor, Ontario. Fullback Wayne Brenkert scored three touchdowns in the first game against Assumption.[2] The team also defeated the University of Detroit (on Thanksgiving Day) and Michigan State Normal in the first meetings with each of those two schools. A game with Western State was initially scheduled but cancelled.

The team played its three home games at Goldberg Field, which was located at Ferry Avenue and Hastings Street in Detroit.[3] Wayne considers the 1918 team to be its first intercollegiate football team, though contemporary press accounts also reference a 1917 football team.[4]

Detroit Junior College, the first junior college in the state of Michigan, was established by David D Mackenzie who was the principal of Detroit Central High School. The junior college was located on the campus of the high school, Old Main. Wayne Brenkert played for both Detroit Central High School (winning a High School National Championship in 1915) and Detroit Junior College and is a member of Wayne State University Hall of Fame.

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1919

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The 1919 Detroit Junior College football team represented Detroit Junior College (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1919 college football season. In its second year under head coach David L. Holmes, the team compiled a 3–5 record.[1]

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1920

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The 1920 Detroit Junior College football team represented Detroit Junior College (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In its third year under head coach David L. Holmes, the team compiled a 5–1–1 record.[1]

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1921

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The 1921 Detroit Junior College football team represented Detroit Junior College (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach David L. Holmes, the Detroit team compiled a 6–0–2 record, did not allow any of its opponents to score, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 165 to 0.[1]

The season opener against Assumption College was played in Canada at Sandwich.[28] The Central Michigan game was played on Thanksgiving Day at Grindley Field in Detroit.[29]

On December 9, 1921, the student council held a banquet and dance in honor of the football team for having not allowed a point to be scored against them during the 1921 season.[30]

Hazen Dever was the team captain.[31] Other players included Cameron Cunningham, Jack Duncan, Newman Ertell, Norm Heym, Raymond Humphrey, Harold Grant Iler, Russell Lightbody, Thomas MacKay, and M. Cole Seager, and players with the surnames Allen, Becklein, Boyd, Breslin, Grant, Grove, Johnson, Monihan, Plauman, and Richards. Frank Olney was the manager.[32]

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1922

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The 1922 Detroit Junior College football team represented Detroit Junior College (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1922 college football season. In its fifth year under head coach David L. Holmes, the team compiled a 2–3–2 record.[1]

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1923

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The 1923 Detroit City College Tartars football team represented Detroit City College (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1923 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach David L. Holmes, the Tartars compiled a 4–3–1 record.[1]

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1924

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The 1924 Detroit City College Tartars football team represented Detroit City College during the 1924 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach David L. Holmes, the Tartars compiled a 2–5 record.[1]

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1925

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The 1925 Detroit City College Tartars football team represented Detroit City College (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1925 college football season. The team compiled a 4–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 118 to 58. Leigh Pascoe was the team captain.[47]

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1926

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The 1926 Detroit City College Tartars football team represented Detroit City College as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach David L. Holmes, the Tartars compiled a 2–4-1 record (.[1]

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1927

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The 1927 Detroit City College Tartars football team represented Detroit City College as a member of the Michigan Collegiate Conference (MCC) during the 1927 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach David L. Holmes, the Tartars compiled a 2–6 record (0–3 in conference games) and finished in last place in the MCC.[1]

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1928

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The 1928 Detroit City College Tartars football team represented Detroit City College as a member of the Michigan Collegiate Conference (MCC) during the 1928 college football season. In their eleventh and final year under head coach David L. Holmes, the Tartars compiled a 2–5–1 record (0–3 in conference games) and finished in last place in the MCC.[1]

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1929

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The 1929 Detroit City College Tartars football team represented Detroit City College (later renamed Wayne State University) in the Michigan Collegiate Conference during the 1929 college football season. In its first season under head coach Norman G. Wann, the team compiled a 2–7 record.[65]

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