Detroit Mercy vs. Duquesne

Detroit Mercy and Duquesne first met in 1933 and have played 9 times; Duquesne leads the series 5–⁠3–⁠1. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Duquesne 5–⁠3, and Detroit Mercy has won the last 2.

Detroit Mercy wins
3
Duquesne wins
5
Ties
1
First meeting
1933
Longest streak
3 Duquesne
Current streak
2 Detroit Mercy
Last 10 meetings
Duquesne 5–⁠3
Most recent
1950

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s1–⁠5–⁠1
1940s1–⁠0
1950s1–⁠0
Average margin
13.6 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Detroit Mercy
3–⁠1 Detroit Mercy’s record at home
At Duquesne
4–⁠0–⁠1 Duquesne’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Detroit Mercy’s biggest win1950: Detroit Mercy 47, Duquesne 14by 33 points
  2. Duquesne’s biggest win1934: Duquesne 20, Detroit Mercy 6by 14 points

Coach against coach

YearsDetroit MercySeriesDuquesne
1936–⁠1938Gus Dorais1–⁠2Clipper Smith

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Detroit Mercy’s side (Dorais 1–⁠2 against Smith). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Detroit Mercy and Duquesne, 1933 on130015001700193519401945195019551960

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

Nov 12, 1950Detroit Mercy 47, Duquesne 14at Detroit Mercy
Oct 24, 1947Detroit Mercy 38, Duquesne 6at Detroit Mercy
Dec 2, 19396Duquesne 10, Detroit Mercy 10at Duquesne
Oct 28, 1938Duquesne 14, Detroit Mercy 6at Duquesne
Nov 25, 1937Duquesne 14, Detroit Mercy 7at Duquesne
Oct 30, 1936Detroit Mercy 14, Duquesne 7at Detroit Mercy
Nov 23, 1935Duquesne 13, Detroit Mercy 6at Duquesne
Oct 26, 1934Duquesne 20, Detroit Mercy 6at Detroit Mercy
Oct 20, 1933Duquesne 14, Detroit Mercy 0at Duquesne

Every game is listed as played on the field.