The 1947 Detroit Titans football team represented the
University of Detroit
The University of Detroit Mercy is a private Roman Catholic university in Detroit, Michigan. It is sponsored by both the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and the Sisters of Mercy. The university was founded in 1877 and is the largest Catholic universi ...
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
Charles E. Baer (September 24, 1905 – May 31, 1987) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Detroit Mercy for six seasons, from 1945 until 1950. His coaching record at Detroit was 35–21–1. ...
.
Bob Greiner and Joe Wright were the team captains.
Schedule
Roster
See also
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1947 in Michigan
References
External links
1947 University of Detroit football programs
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Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...
Detroit Titans football seasons
Detroit Titans football
The Detroit Titans were the college football team which represented the University of Detroit (now University of Detroit Mercy) from 1896 to 1964. Under head coach Gus Dorais in 1928, the Titans won all nine of their games. Several years later ...
Detroit Titans football
The Detroit Titans were the college football team which represented the University of Detroit (now University of Detroit Mercy) from 1896 to 1964. Under head coach Gus Dorais in 1928, the Titans won all nine of their games. Several years later ...