# 1952 Detroit Titans football team

The 1952 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1952 college football season. 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.
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 of total offense 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), Bill Pritula (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

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 26 | Wichita | University of Detroit StadiumDetroit, MI | W 22–7 | 13,625 |
| October 4 | No. 12 Villanova* | University of Detroit StadiumDetroit, MI | L 7–21 | 13,521 |
| October 11 | Marquette* | University of Detroit StadiumDetroit, MI | L 27–37 | 12,289 |
| October 18 | Drake* | University of Detroit StadiumDetroit, MI | W 57–0 | 8,000 |
| October 25 | at Oklahoma A&M | Lewis FieldStillwater, OK | L 6–21 | 13,000 |
| November 1 | at Fordham* | Triborough StadiumNew York, NY | W 28–20 | 6,033 |
| November 7 | Boston College* | University of Detroit StadiumDetroit, MI | L 20–23 | 12,280 |
| November 14 | Tulsa | University of Detroit StadiumDetroit, MI | L 21–62 | 13,120 |
| November 29 | at No. 19 Houston | Rice StadiumHouston TX | L 19–33 | 7,200 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game ||||||

## 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 Ted 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