Detroit Mercy vs. Loyola (LA)

Detroit Mercy and Loyola (LA) first met in 1928 and have played 5 times; Detroit Mercy leads the series 4–⁠1. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Detroit Mercy 4–⁠1, and Detroit Mercy has won the last 2.

Detroit Mercy wins
4
Loyola (LA) wins
1
Ties
0
First meeting
1928
Longest streak
2 Detroit Mercy
Current streak
2 Detroit Mercy
Last 10 meetings
Detroit Mercy 4–⁠1
Most recent
1932

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s2–⁠0
1930s2–⁠1
Average margin
14.8 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Detroit Mercy
3–⁠0 Detroit Mercy’s record at home
At Loyola (LA)
1–⁠1 Loyola (LA)‘s record at home
Shutouts
2

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 27, Loyola (LA) 0by 27 points
  2. Loyola (LA)‘s biggest win1930: Loyola (LA) 9, Detroit Mercy 6by 3 points
  3. Upset1930: Loyola (LA) 9, Detroit Mercy 6Loyola (LA) had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Detroit Mercy and Loyola (LA), 1928 on1300150017001930193519401945195019551960

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

Dec 3, 1932Detroit Mercy 21, Loyola (LA) 12at Loyola (LA)
Oct 31, 1931Detroit Mercy 21, Loyola (LA) 0at Detroit Mercy
Dec 6, 1930Loyola (LA) 9, Detroit Mercy 6at Loyola (LA)
Oct 26, 1929Detroit Mercy 20, Loyola (LA) 6at Detroit Mercy
Oct 20, 1928Detroit Mercy 27, Loyola (LA) 0at Detroit Mercy

Every game is listed as played on the field.