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Detroit Mercy

MVC · 1955 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–3–1
0.611 Win %
Conference
3rd
3–1 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

1955 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27TOLEDOUnranked—L 7–12
6Week 6 · Oct 4Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC7–2–1W 41–0
7Week 7 · Oct 11Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND MVC6–4L 0–7
8Week 8 · Oct 18Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI5–2–1L 0–23
9Week 9 · Oct 25Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND MVC2–8W 7–0
10Week 10 · Nov 1Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI1–6–2T 0–0
11Week 11 · Nov 8Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2HIND FBSI2–6–1W 20–7
12Week 12 · Nov 15Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI1–9W 6–0
13Week 13 · Nov 22Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC2–7–1W 19–13

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
3.211
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+8
-6+14
  • Wichita State +7
  • Oklahoma State +2
  • Marquette +2
  • Tulsa +2
  • Villanova +1
  • Cincinnati 0
  • Boston College -2
  • Houston -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 #52Better than 63%
Win % Place 39thBetter than 72%

0.611 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#65W12#52W13#54W14#52Regular Season Final#52Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-5
+41
-7
-23
+7
0
+13
+6
+6

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

Final Rank by Season
#421950#871951#781952#461953#961954

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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