1951 Detroit Titans football team

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]

1951 Detroit Titans football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	4–7 (2–4 MVC)
Head coach	Dutch Clark (1st season)
Home stadium	University of Detroit Stadium
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	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

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Toledo*	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 34–32	17,391	[3]
September 28	Houston	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 7–33	13,521	[4]
October 5	No. 5 Notre Dame*	Briggs Stadium Detroit, MI	L 6–40	52,371	[5]
October 12	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 6–26	15,000	[6]
October 19	at Boston College*	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 19–13	10,130	[7]
October 26	Oklahoma A&M	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 7–20	12,680	[8]
November 3	at Bradley	Peoria, IL	W 7–6	1,500	[9]
November 10	at Villanova*	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	L 7–26	7,500	[10]
November 17	at Marquette*	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 13–26	8,000	[11]
November 22	at Wichita	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 9–7	5,689	[12]
December 1	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 20–34		[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

See also

• 1951 in Michigan