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Detroit Mercy

FBSI · 1963 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–6–1
0.278 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

1963 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 24Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC8–2L 14–27
6Week 6 · Oct 1NORTHERN MICHIGANUnranked—W 20–7
7Week 7 · Oct 8Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI6–3L 12–20
8Week 8 · Oct 15Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC3–6–1L 18–35
9Week 9 · Oct 22Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND MVC6–4L 0–35
10Week 10 · Oct 29Dayton (DAYTON)H2HIND FBSI1–7–2T 14–14
11Week 11 · Nov 5Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND FBSI2–8L 18–55
12Week 12 · Nov 12Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI5–4L 14–28
13Week 13 · Nov 19Xavier (XAVIER)H2HIND FBSI5–4–1W 6–0

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
6.151
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-22
-27+5
  • Xavier +5
  • Dayton 0
  • Bowling Green -2
  • Boston College -3
  • Cincinnati -4
  • Villanova -4
  • Kentucky -6
  • Houston -8

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 #106Better than 23%
Win % Place 98thBetter than 29%

0.278 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#108Regular Season Final#106Post-Season W1#106Post-Season W2#106Post-Season W3#106Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-13
+13
-8
-17
-35
0
-37
-14
+6

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

Final Rank by Season
#631958#661959#291960#471961#1141962

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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