The 1960 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit as an independent during the 1960 college football season. Detroit outscored its opponents by a combined total of 181 to 136 and finished with a 7–2 record in its second year under head coach Jim Miller.
After losing the season opener to Iowa State, the Titans won seven games in a row, including victories over Cincinnati (14–0), Boston College (19–17), Marquette (32–12), and Villanova (13–7). The season ended with a 43–15 loss to Michigan State in East Lansing.
The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Gross with 886 passing yards and 343 rushing yards, Steve Stonebreaker with 416 receiving yards, and Ted Karpowicz with 30 points scored.
Four players from the 1960 team, Steve Stonebreaker, Larry Vargo, Jim Shorter, and Frank Jackunas went on to play in the National Football League (NFL). In 2001, the 1960 Titans football team was inducted as a group into the Detroit Titans Hall of Fame.
Schedule
Players Fred Abele, end, 180 pounds, 6–1, Detroit Billy Allen, halfback, 175 pounds, 5–10, Altoona, Pennsylvania Tony Asher, guard, 205 pounds, 5–10, Detroit Vic Battani, fullback, 205 pounds, 5–8, Detroit Jim Cain, tackle, 223 pounds, 6–4, Toronto, Ontario Paul Christ, guard, 190 pounds, 6–0, St. Louis, Missouri Tom DeLuca, fullback, 205 pounds, 5–9, Akron, Ohio Jerry Gross, quarterback, 168 pounds, 5–10, Bay City, Michigan Tony Hanley, quarterback, 153 pounds, 5–9, Sunnyvale, California Frank Jackunas, center, 215 pounds, 6–3, Baldwin, Michigan Ted Karpowicz, halfback, 185 pounds, 6–0, Hamtramck, Michigan Dave Loner, halfback, 185 pounds, 6-1/2, Southfield, Michigan Bob Lusky, quarterback, 185 pounds, 6–0, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania Tom Marshall, end, 190 pounds, 6–0, Lewes, Delaware Jim Post, halfback, 185 pounds, 5–10, Coldwater, Michigan Tom Shanahan, halfback, 170 pounds, 5–10, Chicago Jim Shorter, halfback, 172 pounds, 5–10, Pontiac, Michigan Steve Stonebreaker, end, 200 pounds, 6–3, Detroit Joe Trapp, tackle, 220 pounds, 6–2, Scardsdale, New York Larry Vargo, end 200 pounds, 6–3, Detroit
References
External links 1960 University of Detroit football programs