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Detroit Mercy at Xavier

Saturday, September 29, 1962

Xavier beat Detroit Mercy 24–⁠20. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Detroit Mercy led the series 6–⁠1.

AwayDetroit Mercy1–⁠8 in 1962
20
HomeXavier6–⁠4 in 1962
24

Final

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Xavier 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every Detroit Mercy–Xavier game

Detroit Mercy leads 7–⁠2 in nine meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
1964Xavier 38, Detroit Mercy 27
1963Detroit Mercy 6, Xavier 0
1962Xavier 24, Detroit Mercy 20
1961Detroit Mercy 34, Xavier 8
1960Detroit Mercy 26, Xavier 6
1959Detroit Mercy 38, Xavier 14

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