Detroit Mercy vs. Manhattan

Detroit Mercy and Manhattan first met in 1936 and have played 6 times; Detroit Mercy leads the series 5–⁠1. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Detroit Mercy 5–⁠1, and Detroit Mercy has won the last 4.

Detroit Mercy wins
5
Manhattan wins
1
Ties
0
First meeting
1936
Longest streak
4 Detroit Mercy
Current streak
4 Detroit Mercy
Last 10 meetings
Detroit Mercy 5–⁠1
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
1930s2–⁠1
1940s3–⁠0
Average margin
14.8 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Detroit Mercy
2–⁠0 Detroit Mercy’s record at home
At Manhattan
1–⁠3 Manhattan’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 win1939: Detroit Mercy 36, Manhattan 13by 23 points
  2. Manhattan’s biggest win1937: Manhattan 7, Detroit Mercy 0by 7 points
  3. Upset1937: Manhattan 7, Detroit Mercy 0Manhattan had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Detroit Mercy and Manhattan, 1936 on13001500170019401945195019551960

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 16, 1942Detroit Mercy 21, Manhattan 7at Manhattan
Nov 1, 1941Detroit Mercy 19, Manhattan 0at Detroit Mercy
Oct 18, 1940Detroit Mercy 6, Manhattan 0at Manhattan
Nov 18, 1939Detroit Mercy 36, Manhattan 13at Detroit Mercy
Nov 6, 1937Manhattan 7, Detroit Mercy 0at Manhattan
Oct 24, 1936Detroit Mercy 20, Manhattan 0at Manhattan

Every game is listed as played on the field.