The team posted an undefeated season in 1928, staking a claim to a national title.

Under head coach Gus Dorais in 1928, the Titans won all nine of their games.

Several years later Parke H. Davis, considered to be a "major selector" by the NCAA, named the 1928 team to a share of the national championship.

The football program had incurred large losses since 1951, and was discontinued after the 1964 season.

Laurence V. Britt stated that the institution "does not currently have and does not foresee any prospects of its having the substantial funds" required to continue the program.