The 1950 Detroit Titans football team represented the

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in the

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. Detroit outscored its opponents by a combined total of 226 to 143 and finished with a 6–3–1 record in its sixth year under head coach

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. It was the 56th season of intercollegiate football for the University of Detroit. The Titans had won the

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(MVC) championship in 1949 and were co-favorites with

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to win the conference championship in 1950. The Titans ultimately finished in second place behind Tulsa. Two Titans were selected as first-team players on the 1950 All-Missouri Valley Conference football team: guards Alex Smail and Ed Wood.

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, later inducted into both the Pro and College Football Halls of Fame, joined the Titans' staff as backfield coach in 1950. Bob Ivory and Eddie Barbour were also assistant coaches for the 1950 team. Bob O'Malley and Mike Kaysserian were hired to coach the freshman team. End Tom Costello and Nick Galante were co-captains of the 1950 team. After the season, fullback Mike Goggins and tackle Joe Kutz were named captains of the 1951 team. In late December 1950, Chuck Baer resigned as the Titans' head football coach, citing "personal reasons". The resignation was considered a surprise, but followed rumors of a shakeup after the university president, the Very Rev. Celestin J. Steiner, appointed a committee to investigate and make recommendations about the university's entire athletic program.

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* Ed Beirne, end * Tom Costello, end and co-captain * Miles Currie, end * Nick Galante, guard and co-captain * Mike Goggins, fullback * Ron Horwath, left halfback * Danny Kerins, tackle * Johnny "Red" O'Connor, quarterback * Jack O'Leary, right halfback * Dick Neveux, quarterback * John Packo, center * Alex Smail, guard * Lee Wittmer, tackle * Ed Wood, guard

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1950 University of Detroit football programs
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Detroit Titans football seasons

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