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Detroit Mercy

FBSI · 1940 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–2
0.778 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

1940 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1WAYNE STATEUnranked—W 42–7
7Week 7 · Oct 8CATHOLICUnranked—W 13–0
8Week 8 · Oct 15EASTERN MICHIGANUnranked—W 47–0
9Week 9 · Oct 22Manhattan (MANHATTAN)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 6–0
10Week 10 · Oct 29Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI4–5W 10–0
11Week 11 · Nov 5Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC7–3L 0–7
12Week 12 · Nov 12TCUH2HIND SWC3–7W 3–0
13Week 13 · Nov 19Gonzaga (GONZAGA)H2HIND FBSI5–4–1L 7–13
14Week 14 · Nov 26Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2HIND FBSI2–6–1W 19–0

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
2.548
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+5
-7+12
  • Villanova +4
  • Manhattan +3
  • TCU +3
  • Marquette +2
  • Tulsa -3
  • Gonzaga -4

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 #37Better than 74%
Win % Place 19thBetter than 87%

0.778 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#37W15#38Regular Season Final#38Post-Season W1#38Post-Season W3#37Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+35
+13
+47
+6
+10
-7
+3
-6
+19

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

Final Rank by Season
#371935#401936#421937#491938#561939

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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