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Detroit Mercy

MVC · 1949 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–4
0.556 Win %
Conference
2nd
4–0 in MVC

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

1949 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC5–5–1W 20–14
6Week 6 · Oct 4Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI8–1L 7–34
7Week 7 · Oct 11SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)H2HIND FBSI7–3L 14–38
8Week 8 · Oct 18Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2HIND FBSI4–5L 14–24
9Week 9 · Oct 25WAYNE STATEUnranked—W 41–0
10Week 10 · Nov 1Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND MVC4–4–2W 13–7
11Week 11 · Nov 8Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI6–3L 6–27
12Week 12 · Nov 15ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)H2HIND MVC2–6–1W 31–14
14Week 14 · Nov 29Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC3–6–1W 33–7

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
3.212
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+2
-12+14
  • Tulsa +5
  • Oklahoma State +4
  • Wichita State +3
  • ST. Louis +2
  • Villanova -1
  • SAN Francisco -3
  • Miami -3
  • Marquette -5

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 #53Better than 62%
Win % Place 51stBetter than 64%

0.556 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#57W12#58W13#53W14#55Regular Season Final#53Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+6
-27
-24
-10
+41
+6
-21
+17
+26

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

Final Rank by Season
#651942#381945#501946#511947#591948

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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