Detroit Mercy vs. Michigan State

Detroit Mercy and Michigan State first met in 1927 and have played 9 times; Detroit Mercy leads the series 5–⁠3–⁠1. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Detroit Mercy 5–⁠3, and Michigan State has won the last 2.

Detroit Mercy wins
5
Michigan State wins
3
Ties
1
First meeting
1927
Longest streak
3 Detroit Mercy
Current streak
2 Michigan State
Last 10 meetings
Detroit Mercy 5–⁠3
Most recent
1960

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s3–⁠0
1930s2–⁠2–⁠1
1960s0–⁠1
Average margin
15.3 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Detroit Mercy
3–⁠0 Detroit Mercy’s record at home
At Michigan State
3–⁠2–⁠1 Michigan State’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 39, Michigan State 0by 39 points
  2. Michigan State’s biggest win1960: Michigan State 43, Detroit Mercy 15by 28 points
  3. Upset1927: Detroit Mercy 24, Michigan State 7Detroit Mercy had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsDetroit MercySeriesMichigan State
1929–⁠1932Gus Dorais2–⁠1–⁠1Jimmy Crowley

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Detroit Mercy’s side (Dorais 2–⁠1–⁠1 against Crowley). 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 Michigan State, 1927 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

Nov 19, 196012Michigan State 43, Detroit Mercy 15at Michigan State
Nov 17, 1934Michigan State 7, Detroit Mercy 6at Michigan State
Nov 25, 1933Detroit Mercy 14, Michigan State 0at Detroit Mercy
Nov 19, 1932Michigan State 7, Detroit Mercy 0at Michigan State
Nov 21, 1931Detroit Mercy 20, Michigan State 13at Detroit Mercy
Nov 22, 1930Michigan State 0, Detroit Mercy 0at Michigan State
Nov 16, 1929Detroit Mercy 25, Michigan State 0at Michigan State
Nov 10, 1928Detroit Mercy 39, Michigan State 0at Detroit Mercy
Oct 29, 1927Detroit Mercy 24, Michigan State 7at Michigan State

Every game is listed as played on the field.