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|September 26||]||University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit||'''L''' 20–24||24,375<ref>{{cite news|title=24,375 See U-D Give Oklahoma Scare in Defeat|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Marshall Dann|date=September 27, 1947|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15745041/24375_see_ud_give_oklahoma_scare_in/|via=]}}</ref> |September 26||]||University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit||'''L''' 20–24||24,375<ref>{{cite news|title=24,375 See U-D Give Oklahoma Scare in Defeat|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Marshall Dann|date=September 27, 1947|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15745041/24375_see_ud_give_oklahoma_scare_in/|via=]}}</ref>
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|October 3||]||University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit||'''W''' 40–7||22,153<ref>{{cite news|title=Titans Wallop Helpless Wayne Eleven, 40-7|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=]|date=October 4, 1947|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15887968/titans_wallop_helpless_wayne_eleven/|via=]}}</ref> |October 3||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Wayne State Warriors|school=Wayne State University|title=Wayne}}||University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit||'''W''' 40–7||22,153<ref>{{cite news|title=Titans Wallop Helpless Wayne Eleven, 40-7|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=]|date=October 4, 1947|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15887968/titans_wallop_helpless_wayne_eleven/|via=]}}</ref>
|-bgcolor=#fdd |-bgcolor=#fdd
|October 11||at ]||], ]||'''L''' 18–41||17,000<ref>{{cite news|title=Marquette Stuns Titans|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Marshall Dann|date=October 12, 1947|page=C1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15888032/marquette_stuns_titans/|via=]}}</ref> |October 11||at {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Marquette Golden Avalanche|school=Marquette University|title=Marquette}}||], ]||'''L''' 18–41||17,000<ref>{{cite news|title=Marquette Stuns Titans|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Marshall Dann|date=October 12, 1947|page=C1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15888032/marquette_stuns_titans/|via=]}}</ref>
|-bgcolor=#fdd |-bgcolor=#fdd
|October 19||at ]||], ]||'''L''' 12–14||15,572<ref>{{cite news|title=It's a Sad, Sad Day For Detroit Elevens: Villanova Jinx Stops U-D, 14-12|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=October 20, 1947|page=20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15888053/its_a_sad_sad_day_for_detroit/|via=]}}</ref> |October 19||at ]||], ]||'''L''' 12–14||15,572<ref>{{cite news|title=It's a Sad, Sad Day For Detroit Elevens: Villanova Jinx Stops U-D, 14-12|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=October 20, 1947|page=20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15888053/its_a_sad_sad_day_for_detroit/|via=]}}</ref>
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|October 24||]||University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit||'''W''' 38–6||17,547<ref>{{cite news|title=Titans Find Victory Trail Again 38-6|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=October 25, 1947|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15888020/titans_find_victory_trail_again_386/|via=]}}</ref> |October 24||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Duquesne Dukes|school=Duquesne University|title=Duquesne}}||University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit||'''W''' 38–6||17,547<ref>{{cite news|title=Titans Find Victory Trail Again 38-6|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=October 25, 1947|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15888020/titans_find_victory_trail_again_386/|via=]}}</ref>
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|November 1||]||], Detroit||'''W''' 19–6||20,253<ref>{{cite news|title=Titans Whip Gaels, 19-6|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 2, 1947|page=C1|author=Bob Latshaw|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15887950/titans_whip_gaels_196/|via=]}}</ref> |November 1||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Saint Mary's Gaels|school=Saint Mary's College of California|title=St. Mary's (CA)}}||], Detroit||'''W''' 19–6||20,253<ref>{{cite news|title=Titans Whip Gaels, 19-6|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 2, 1947|page=C1|author=Bob Latshaw|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15887950/titans_whip_gaels_196/|via=]}}</ref>
|-bgcolor=#dfd |-bgcolor=#dfd
|November 7||]||University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit||'''W''' 38–6||15,348<ref>{{cite news|title=Titan Power Disillusions 'Favored' Nevada, 38-6|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Marshall Dann|date=November 8, 1947|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15888071/titan_power_disillusions_favored/|via=]}}</ref> |November 7||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Nevada Wolf Pack|school=University of Nevada, Reno|title=Nevada}}||University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit||'''W''' 38–6||15,348<ref>{{cite news|title=Titan Power Disillusions 'Favored' Nevada, 38-6|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Marshall Dann|date=November 8, 1947|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15888071/titan_power_disillusions_favored/|via=]}}</ref>
|-bgcolor=#dfd |-bgcolor=#dfd
|November 15||]||University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit||'''W''' 37–6||5,000<ref>{{cite news|title=Bills Drop 37-6 Decision To Detroit on Muddy Field|newspaper=]|date=November 16, 1947|page=25|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15888287/bills_drop_376_decision_to_detroit_on/|via=]}}</ref> |November 15||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Saint Louis Billikens|school=Saint Louis University|title=Saint Louis}}||University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit||'''W''' 37–6||5,000<ref>{{cite news|title=Bills Drop 37-6 Decision To Detroit on Muddy Field|newspaper=]|date=November 16, 1947|page=25|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15888287/bills_drop_376_decision_to_detroit_on/|via=]}}</ref>
|-bgcolor=#fdd |-bgcolor=#fdd
|November 22||at ]||], ]||'''L''' 20–30||9,946<ref>{{cite news|title=U-D Loses Scoring Duel|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 23, 1947|page=20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15888274/ud_loses_scoring_duel_tulsa_runs/|via=]}}</ref> |November 22||at ]||], ]||'''L''' 20–30||9,946<ref>{{cite news|title=U-D Loses Scoring Duel|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 23, 1947|page=20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15888274/ud_loses_scoring_duel_tulsa_runs/|via=]}}</ref>

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The 1947 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit as an independent during the 1947 college football season. Detroit outscored its opponents by a combined total of 276 to 154 and finished with a 6–4 record in its third year under head coach Chuck Baer.

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result Attendance
September 19 Central Michigan University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit W 34–14 20,450
September 26 Oklahoma University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit L 20–24 24,375
October 3 Wayne University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit W 40–7 22,153
October 11 at Marquette Marquette Stadium, Milwaukee L 18–41 17,000
October 19 at Villanova Shibe Park, Philadelphia L 12–14 15,572
October 24 Duquesne University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit W 38–6 17,547
November 1 St. Mary's (CA) Briggs Stadium, Detroit W 19–6 20,253
November 7 Nevada University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit W 38–6 15,348
November 15 Saint Louis University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit W 37–6 5,000
November 22 at Tulsa Skelly Stadium, Tulsa, OK L 20–30 9,946

References

  1. "1947 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. Tommy Devine (September 20, 1947). "U-D 'Rushes' Chips Off Their Feet for 34-14 Victory". Detroit Free Press. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Marshall Dann (September 27, 1947). "24,375 See U-D Give Oklahoma Scare in Defeat". Detroit Free Press. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. George Puscas (October 4, 1947). "Titans Wallop Helpless Wayne Eleven, 40-7". Detroit Free Press. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Marshall Dann (October 12, 1947). "Marquette Stuns Titans". Detroit Free Press. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. W. W. Edgar (October 20, 1947). "It's a Sad, Sad Day For Detroit Elevens: Villanova Jinx Stops U-D, 14-12". Detroit Free Press. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. W. W. Edgar (October 25, 1947). "Titans Find Victory Trail Again 38-6". Detroit Free Press. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Bob Latshaw (November 2, 1947). "Titans Whip Gaels, 19-6". Detroit Free Press. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Marshall Dann (November 8, 1947). "Titan Power Disillusions 'Favored' Nevada, 38-6". Detroit Free Press. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Bills Drop 37-6 Decision To Detroit on Muddy Field". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 16, 1947. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "U-D Loses Scoring Duel". Detroit Free Press. November 23, 1947. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.

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