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Detroit Mercy

FBSI · 1957 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

1957 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 24Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2HIND FBSI0–10W 14–0
7Week 7 · Oct 8Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND FBSI3–6–1L 12–19
8Week 8 · Oct 15Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC1–9W 28–0
9Week 9 · Oct 22XAVIERUnranked—W 30–20
10Week 10 · Oct 29Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI7–2L 16–20
11Week 11 · Nov 5Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND MVC5–4–1W 20–12
12Week 12 · Nov 12Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 16–7
13Week 13 · Nov 19QUANTICO MARINESUnranked—W 33–0
14Week 14 · Nov 26Dayton (DAYTON)H2HIND FBSI6–3–1L 10–20

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
2.946
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-2
-11+9
  • Cincinnati +5
  • Villanova +3
  • Wichita State +1
  • Marquette 0
  • Boston College -2
  • Dayton -3
  • Air Force -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 #43Better than 69%
Win % Place 27thBetter than 81%

0.667 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#42W14#45W15#45Regular Season Final#44Post-Season W3#43Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
-7
+28
+10
-4
+8
+9
+33
-10

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

Final Rank by Season
#781952#461953#961954#521955#1021956

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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