Detroit City College Tartars football, 1918–1929

The Detroit City College Tartars football teams (now known as the Wayne State Warriors) represented Detroit City College (known as Detroit Junior College prior to 1923, now known as Wayne State University) in American football from 1918 to 1929. The 12 seasons covered by this article are the initial years of the Wayne State football program. Highlights of the school's early years of intercollegiate football included the following:

  • The 1918 Detroit Junior College football team compiled a perfect season with a 4–0 record while outscoring opponents, 99 to 0. The first game, played on October 5 in Canada, was a 41–0 victory over Assumption College. The first home game, played on November 2, was an 18–0 victory over Michigan State Normal.
  • In 1918, David L. Holmes became the school's head coach. He held that position for eleven (11) years through the 1928 season.
  • The 1921 Detroit Junior College football team compiled the program's second undefeated season with a 6–0–2 record, including victories over Baldwin–Wallace (28–0), Michigan State Normal (3–0), and Toledo (13–0). They outscored opponents, 165 to 0.
  • The 1922 team failed to score a point for four consecutive games from October 14 to November 11.
  • The 1923 Detroit City College Tartars football team compiled a 4–3–1 record, including victories over Ferris Institute, Hope College, Grans Rapids Junior College, and Findlay College.
  • After compiling a losing record in 1923, the 1925 compiled a 4–3–1 record, including victories over Assumption College, Hope College, Grand Rapids Junior College, and the University of Toledo.
  • The teams suffered losing records in 1926 (2–4–1), 1927 (2–6), 1928 (2–5–1), and 1929 (2–7).
  • David L. Holmes stepped down as the school's head football coach after the 1928 season. He remained with the school as athletic director and track coach for several decades thereafter.
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