Catholic vs. Detroit Mercy

Catholic and Detroit Mercy first met in 1933 and have played 6 times; Detroit Mercy leads the series 4–⁠2. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Detroit Mercy 4–⁠2.

Catholic wins
2
Detroit Mercy wins
4
Ties
0
First meeting
1933
Longest streak
2 Detroit Mercy
Current streak
1 Detroit Mercy
Last 10 meetings
Detroit Mercy 4–⁠2
Most recent
1940

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s2–⁠3
1940s0–⁠1
Average margin
17.2 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Catholic
1–⁠2 Catholic’s record at home
At Detroit Mercy
2–⁠1 Detroit Mercy’s record at home
Shutouts
4

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Catholic’s biggest win1935: Catholic 13, Detroit Mercy 7by 6 points
  2. Detroit Mercy’s biggest win1937: Detroit Mercy 30, Catholic 0by 30 points
  3. Upset1935: Catholic 13, Detroit Mercy 7Catholic had a 12% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1939: Catholic 14, Detroit Mercy 13Catholic had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Catholic and Detroit Mercy, 1933 on13001500170019351940

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 4, 1940Detroit Mercy 13, Catholic 0at Detroit Mercy
Oct 14, 1939Catholic 14, Detroit Mercy 13at Catholic
Oct 7, 1938Detroit Mercy 27, Catholic 0at Detroit Mercy
Oct 16, 1937Detroit Mercy 30, Catholic 0at Catholic
Oct 19, 1935Catholic 13, Detroit Mercy 7at Detroit Mercy
Nov 11, 1933Detroit Mercy 26, Catholic 0at Catholic

Every game is listed as played on the field.