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Detroit Mercy

FBSI · 1938 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–4
0.600 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
36
1927–1964
All-Time Record
196–132–10
0.595 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1928
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 3
  • Divisional Era · 9 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 9 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Detroit Mercy head-to-head · History & Eras

1938 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB105–1–2L 6–19
6Week 6 · Oct 4WESTERN MICHIGANUnranked—W 7–0
7Week 7 · Oct 11CATHOLICUnranked—W 27–0
8Week 8 · Oct 18Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI6–1–2L 6–9
9Week 9 · Oct 25Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI8–0–1L 6–13
10Week 10 · Nov 1Duquesne (DUQUESNE)H2HIND FBSI4–6L 6–14
11Week 11 · Nov 8NORTH DAKOTAUnranked—W 38–6
12Week 12 · Nov 15NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–7–1W 7–0
13Week 13 · Nov 22Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC4–5–1W 39–14
14Week 14 · Nov 29Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)H2HIND FBSI6–2W 7–6

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.137
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+5
-8+13
  • Santa Clara +6
  • Tulsa +4
  • NC State +3
  • Villanova 0
  • Purdue -1
  • Boston College -1
  • Duquesne -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #49Better than 65%
Win % Place 55thBetter than 61%

0.600 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#48Regular Season Final#48Post-Season W1#48Post-Season W2#48Post-Season W3#49Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-13
+7
+27
-3
-7
-8
+32
+7
+25
+1

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#211933#591934#371935#401936#421937

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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