Detroit Mercy vs. Georgetown

Detroit Mercy and Georgetown first met in 1919 and have played 7 times; Detroit Mercy leads the series 7–⁠0. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Detroit Mercy 7–⁠0, and Detroit Mercy has won the last 7.

Detroit Mercy wins
7
Georgetown wins
0
Ties
0
First meeting
1919
Longest streak
7 Detroit Mercy
Current streak
7 Detroit Mercy
Last 10 meetings
Detroit Mercy 7–⁠0
Most recent
1942

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s1–⁠0
1920s2–⁠0
1930s3–⁠0
1940s1–⁠0
Average margin
8.7 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Detroit Mercy
6–⁠0 Detroit Mercy’s record at home
At Georgetown
0–⁠1 Georgetown’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. Detroit Mercy’s biggest win1928: Detroit Mercy 33, Georgetown 13by 20 points
  2. Upset1919: Detroit Mercy 16, Georgetown 13Detroit Mercy had a 9% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsDetroit MercySeriesGeorgetown
1930–⁠1932Gus Dorais3–⁠0Tommy Mills

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Detroit Mercy’s side (Dorais 3–⁠0 against Mills). 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 Georgetown, 1919 on13001500170019201930194019501960

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 24, 1942Detroit Mercy 6, Georgetown 0at Detroit Mercy
Oct 28, 1932Detroit Mercy 13, Georgetown 0at Detroit Mercy
Nov 28, 1931Detroit Mercy 6, Georgetown 0at Georgetown
Nov 29, 1930Detroit Mercy 12, Georgetown 0at Detroit Mercy
Nov 30, 1929Detroit Mercy 14, Georgetown 13at Detroit Mercy
Nov 29, 1928Detroit Mercy 33, Georgetown 13at Detroit Mercy
Oct 25, 1919Detroit Mercy 16, Georgetown 13at Detroit Mercy

Every game is listed as played on the field.