Detroit Junior College football, 1918–1922

The Detroit Junor College football teams (later known as the Detroit City College Tartars, the Wayne State Tartars, and finally the Wayne State Warriors) represented Detroit Junior College (renamed Detroit City College in 1923 and eventually Wayne State University) in American football from 1918 to 1922. The five seasons covered by this article represent the initial five years of the Wayne State football program. Highlights of the school's first five years of intercollegiate football included the following:

  • The 1918 Detroit Junior College football team compiled a perfect season with a 4–0 record while outscoing 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.
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