American college football season
The1952 Detroit Titans football team represented theUniversity of Detroit in theMissouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the1952 college football season . In its second year under head coachDutch 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.[ 1]
Ted Marchibroda , 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 oftotal offense in 1952, which included 1,637 passing yards.[ 2] [ 3]
The team's staff includedWally Fromhart (backfield coach),Bill Pritula (line coach), Edmund J. Barbour (freshmen coach), and Dr. Raymond D. Forsyth (trainer).[ 4] [ 5]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 26 Wichita W 22–713,625 [ 6] October 4 No. 12Villanova * University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI L 7–2113,521 [ 7] October 11 Marquette * University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI L 27–3712,289 [ 8] October 18 Drake * University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI W 57–08,000 [ 9] October 25 atOklahoma A&M L 6–2113,000 [ 10] November 1 atFordham * W 28–206,033 [ 11] November 7 Boston College * University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI L 20–2312,280 [ 12] November 14 Tulsa University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI L 21–6213,120 [ 3] November 29 at No. 19Houston L 19–337,200 [ 13] *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
#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 #28Ted Marchibroda , 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 [ 14]
^ "1952 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results" .SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedNovember 23, 2015 .^ "Ted Marchibroda Leads Nation in Total Yards" .Binghamton Press . December 11, 1952. p. 29 – viaNewspapers.com .^a b Dick Peters (November 15, 1952)."Pass-Happy U-D Plastered Despite Marchibroda Spree" .Detroit Free Press . pp. 13, 15 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ "Game program: Detroit vs. Tulsa" . University of Detroit. 1952. p. 5.^ Detroit vs. Tulsa program, p. 7. ^ Dick Peters (September 27, 1952)."New Grid Faces Star for U-D" .Detroit Free Press . pp. 13, 16 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ Dick Peters (October 5, 1952)."Villanova Squeezes Past U-D by 21-7 Margin" .Detroit Free Press . pp. C1, C3 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ Dick Peters (October 12, 1952)."Marquette Spoils Titan Homecoming" .Detroit Free Press . pp. C1, C4 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ Dick Peters (October 19, 1952)."U-D Buries Drake Under Pile of TDs" .Detroit Free Press . p. C5 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ "Titans No Match for Oklahoma A&M" .Detroit Free Press . October 26, 1952. p. C4 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "U-D Springs 28-20 Upset on Fordham" .Detroit Free Press . November 2, 1952. pp. C1, C2 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Dick Peters (November 8, 1952)."Last-Play Try from BC 1 Fails; U-D Falls, 23-20" .Detroit Free Press . pp. 15– 16. ^ "Marchibroda Wins as Titans Lose" .Detroit Free Press . November 30, 1952. p. C1 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Detroit vs. Tulsa program, pp. 21-32.
Venues People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
