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Detroit Mercy

MVC · 1951 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
5th
2–4 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

1951 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25TOLEDOUnranked—W 34–32
6Week 6 · Oct 2Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND MVC6–5L 7–33
7Week 7 · Oct 9Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI7–2–1L 6–40
8Week 8 · Oct 16Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND MVC7–2L 6–26
9Week 9 · Oct 23Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 19–13
10Week 10 · Oct 30Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND MVC3–7L 7–20
11Week 11 · Nov 6Bradley (BRADLEY)H2HIND MVC4–5W 7–6
12Week 12 · Nov 13Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI5–3L 7–26
13Week 13 · Nov 20Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2HIND FBSI4–6–1L 13–26
14Week 14 · Nov 27Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC2–7W 9–7
12Regular Season Final · Dec 4Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC9–2L 20–34

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
5.119
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-18
-27+9
  • Bradley +4
  • Boston College +3
  • Wichita State +2
  • Notre Dame -2
  • Drake -2
  • Tulsa -2
  • Villanova -3
  • Houston -5
  • Marquette -6
  • Oklahoma State -7

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 #87Better than 37%
Win % Place 82ndBetter than 41%

0.364 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#85W14#86Regular Season Final#87Post-Season W1#87Post-Season W3#87Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+2
-26
-34
-20
+6
-13
+1
-19
-13
+2
-14

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

Final Rank by Season
#501946#511947#591948#531949#421950

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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