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Wayne State vs. Detroit Mercy

Friday, September 27, 1940

Detroit Mercy beat Wayne State 42–⁠7. It was their first meeting; after it, Detroit Mercy led the series 1–⁠0.

Neutral siteWayne State0–⁠1 in 1940
7
Neutral siteDetroit Mercy7–⁠2 in 1940
42

Final

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Detroit Mercy 87% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every Wayne State–Detroit Mercy game

Detroit Mercy leads 10–⁠0 in 10 meetings, counting the nine since this game.

Recent meetings
1953Detroit Mercy 48, Wayne State 0
1950Detroit Mercy 34, Wayne State 0
1949Detroit Mercy 41, Wayne State 0
1948Detroit Mercy 13, Wayne State 0
1947Detroit Mercy 40, Wayne State 7
1946Detroit Mercy 31, Wayne State 0

Around this game

Wayne State

Detroit Mercy