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Detroit Mercy

FBSI · 1948 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–3
0.667 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

1948 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 28TOLEDOUnranked—W 36–0
6Week 6 · Oct 5Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2HIND FBSI2–8W 34–6
7Week 7 · Oct 12SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 40–7
8Week 8 · Oct 19Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI4–6L 0–6
9Week 9 · Oct 26WAYNE STATEUnranked—W 13–0
10Week 10 · Nov 2Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI8–2–1L 6–27
11Week 11 · Nov 9Denver (DENVER)H2HIND SKY4–5–1L 27–30
12Week 12 · Nov 16ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)H2HIND MVC4–7W 27–14
14Week 14 · Nov 30Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC0–9–1W 26–22

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
3.380
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-5
-13+8
  • ST. Louis +4
  • Marquette +2
  • SAN Francisco +2
  • Tulsa 0
  • Villanova -2
  • Denver -5
  • Miami -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 #59Better than 58%
Win % Place 38thBetter than 73%

0.667 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#57W14#59Regular Season Final#59Post-Season W1#59Post-Season W2#59Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+36
+28
+33
-6
+13
-21
-3
+13
+4

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

Final Rank by Season
#381941#651942#381945#501946#511947

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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