The 1952 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the

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. In its second year under head coach Dutch Clark, Detroit compiled finished with a 3–6 record (1–3 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the MVC, and was outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 224 to 206.

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, who later spent more than 40 years in the NFL as a player and coach, was the team's starting quarterback. Marchibroda led the nation with 1,813 yards of

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in 1952, which included 1,637 passing yards. On November 14, in his last home game for the Titans, Marchibroda set a new national, single-game record with 390 passing yards. The team's staff included Wally Fromhart (backfield coach),

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(line coach), Edmund J. Barbour (freshmen coach), and Dr. Raymond D. Forsyth (trainer). The team's co-captains were fullback Richard John Koster and end Peter Bonnani.

Schedule

Roster

* #62 Richard Abel, end * #53 Marion Balcerzak, center * #34 Edmund Beirne, end * #48 Joseph Belluso, guard * #6 Thomas Berry, fullback * #64 Peter Bonanni, end and co-captain * #18 Gene Bradshaw, end * #4 Robert Burgmeier, halfback * #38 Chuck Carter, center * #69 Daniel Comer, tackle * #73 Harry Derderian, tackle * #63 John Drahos, end * #43 John Eckenstein, end * #57 Martin Foley, guard * #72 Morgan Foley, tackle * #47 Al Galuardi, end * #68 Chuck Gardella, guard * #22 Edward Gornak, halfback * #61 Robert Hernbroth, guard * #7 David Kline, quarterback * #20 Charles Knoch, halfback * #55 Richard Koster, fullback and co-captain * #54 Donald Kozischeck, guard * #71 Casimir Krol, tackle * #28

, quarterback * #74 Terry Martin, tackle * #70 Richard Martwick, tackle * #12 Shawn McAlinden, quarterback * #30 Dennis McCotter, fullback * #13 Tim Moriarty, tackle * #33 James O'Leary, halfback * #44 Leon Riley, halfback * #66 Ed Sawicki, center * #19 Edward Sheldon, halfback * #42 David Shounhard, center * #60 Roger Stemler, guard * #26 John Thiel, halfback * #41 Leon Theisen, tackle * #32 Vic Thomas, end * #37 Stan Tubinis, halfback * #65 Tony Viola, end * #17 Frank Willard, halfback * #49 William Walsh, guard * #67 Lou Wasko, center * #56 Edward Yablonski, halfback * #3 Ray Zambiasi, fullback * #11 Tom Zang, quarterback Detroit vs. Tulsa program, pp. 21-32.

References

External links

1952 University of Detroit football programs
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