1938 Detroit Titans football team

The 1938 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1938 college football season. In their 14th year under head coach Gus Dorais, the Titans compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 148 to 42.^[1]

1938 Detroit Titans football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Gus Dorais (14th season)
Captain	Alex Chesney
Home stadium	University of Detroit Stadium
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Notre Dame			–					8	–	1	–	0
Central Michigan			–					7	–	1	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					6	–	1	–	1
Xavier			–					7	–	2	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	3	–	0
Michigan State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Detroit Tech			–					6	–	3	–	0
Detroit			–					6	–	4	–	0
Western State Teachers			–					4	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	5	–	0
Haskell			–					2	–	6	–	0
Wayne			–					2	–	6	–	0
DePaul			–					2	–	7	–	0
Michigan Tech			–					1	–	5	–	0
Marquette			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP poll

In addition to head coach Gus Dorais, the team's coaching staff included Lloyd Brazil (backfield coach), Bud Boeringer (line coach), and Michael H. "Dad" Butler (trainer).^[2] End Alex Chesney was the team captain.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24		at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 6–19	>24,000	[4]
September 30		Western State Teachers	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 7–0	>18,000	[5]
October 7		Catholic University	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 27–0		[6]
October 12		at Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 6–9		[7]
October 23		at No. 20 Villanova	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	L 6–13	25,000	[8]
October 28		at Duquesne	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	L 6–14	9,000	[9]
November 5		North Dakota	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 38–6
November 12		at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 7–0	8,000	[10]
November 19		Tulsa	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 39–14	17,000	[11]
November 27	5:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Santa Clara	Sacramento Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 7–6	16,000	[12][13]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time