Cincinnati vs. Detroit Mercy

Cincinnati and Detroit Mercy first met in 1945 and have played 10 times; Cincinnati leads the series 5–⁠4–⁠1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Cincinnati 5–⁠4, and Cincinnati has won the last 2.

Cincinnati wins
5
Detroit Mercy wins
4
Ties
1
First meeting
1945
Longest streak
2 Detroit Mercy
Current streak
2 Cincinnati
Last 10 meetings
Cincinnati 5–⁠4
Most recent
1964

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1940s0–⁠1
1950s2–⁠1–⁠1
1960s3–⁠2
Average margin
13.7 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cincinnati
3–⁠1–⁠1 Cincinnati’s record at home
At Detroit Mercy
3–⁠2 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. Cincinnati’s biggest win1963: Cincinnati 35, Detroit Mercy 0by 35 points
  2. Detroit Mercy’s biggest win1945: Detroit Mercy 20, Cincinnati 0by 20 points
  3. Upset1957: Detroit Mercy 20, Cincinnati 12Detroit Mercy had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cincinnati and Detroit Mercy, 1945 on13001500170019501960197019801990200020102020

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 2, 1964Cincinnati 19, Detroit Mercy 0at Detroit Mercy
Oct 19, 1963Cincinnati 35, Detroit Mercy 0at Cincinnati
Nov 9, 1962Detroit Mercy 15, Cincinnati 14at Detroit Mercy
Nov 25, 1961Cincinnati 19, Detroit Mercy 13at Cincinnati
Oct 7, 1960Detroit Mercy 14, Cincinnati 0at Detroit Mercy
Nov 2, 1957Detroit Mercy 20, Cincinnati 12at Cincinnati
Nov 3, 1956Cincinnati 33, Detroit Mercy 7at Cincinnati
Oct 29, 1955Cincinnati 0, Detroit Mercy 0at Cincinnati
Sep 18, 1954Cincinnati 21, Detroit Mercy 13at Detroit Mercy
Nov 10, 1945Detroit Mercy 20, Cincinnati 0at Detroit Mercy

Every game is listed as played on the field.