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Detroit Mercy

MVC · 1952 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–6
0.333 Win %
Conference
3rd
1–3 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

1952 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Sep 30Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC3–6–1W 22–7
7Week 7 · Oct 7Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI7–1–1L 7–21
8Week 8 · Oct 14Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2HIND FBSI3–5–1L 27–37
9Week 9 · Oct 21Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 57–0
10Week 10 · Oct 28Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND MVC3–7L 6–21
11Week 11 · Nov 4Fordham (FORDHAM)H2HIND FBSI2–5–1W 28–20
12Week 12 · Nov 11Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI4–4–1L 20–23
13Week 13 · Nov 18Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC8–2–1L 21–62
15Week 15 · Dec 2Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND MVC8–2L 19–33

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
4.885
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-14
-21+7
  • Wichita State +3
  • Drake +2
  • Fordham +2
  • Villanova -1
  • Tulsa -2
  • Houston -2
  • Boston College -4
  • Marquette -5
  • 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 #78Better than 44%
Win % Place 81stBetter than 42%

0.333 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#80W13#77W14#79W15#78Regular Season Final#78Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+15
-14
-10
+57
-15
+8
-3
-41
-14

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

Final Rank by Season
#511947#591948#531949#421950#871951

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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