Detroit Mercy vs. Tulsa
Detroit Mercy and Tulsa first met in 1928 and have played 17 times; Detroit Mercy leads the series 10–6–1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Detroit Mercy 5–4, and Tulsa has won the last 2. Share
- Detroit Mercy wins
- 10
- Tulsa wins
- 6
- Ties
- 1
- First meeting
- 1928
- Longest streak
- 4 Detroit Mercy
- Current streak
- 2 Tulsa
- Last 10 meetings
- Detroit Mercy 5–4
- Most recent
- 1959
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 3–2 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 3–4–1 |
- Average margin
- 12.3 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Detroit Mercy
- 5–3 Detroit Mercy’s record at home
- At Tulsa
- 3–5–1 Tulsa’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 3
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Detroit Mercy’s biggest win1953: Detroit Mercy 33, Tulsa 0by 33 points
- Tulsa’s biggest win1952: Tulsa 62, Detroit Mercy 21by 41 points
- Upset1940: Tulsa 7, Detroit Mercy 0Tulsa had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1953: Detroit Mercy 33, Tulsa 0Detroit Mercy had a 35% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Both programs through the years
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, 1959 | Tulsa 21, Detroit Mercy 6 | at Tulsa | ||
| Oct 20, 1956 | Tulsa 3, Detroit Mercy 0 | at Detroit Mercy | ||
| Nov 19, 1955 | Detroit Mercy 19, Tulsa 13 | at Tulsa | ||
| Oct 22, 1954 | Detroit Mercy 28, Tulsa 18 | at Detroit Mercy | ||
| Nov 21, 1953 | Detroit Mercy 33, Tulsa 0 | at Tulsa | ||
| Nov 14, 1952 | Tulsa 62, Detroit Mercy 21 | at Detroit Mercy | ||
| Dec 1, 1951 | Tulsa 34, Detroit Mercy 20 | at Tulsa | ||
| Oct 21, 1950 | Tulsa 13, Detroit Mercy 13 | at Tulsa | ||
| Sep 23, 1949 | Detroit Mercy 20, Tulsa 14 | at Detroit Mercy | ||
| Nov 27, 1948 | Detroit Mercy 26, Tulsa 22 | at Tulsa | ||
| Nov 22, 1947 | Tulsa 30, Detroit Mercy 20 | at Tulsa | ||
| Oct 18, 1946 | Detroit Mercy 20, 20Tulsa 14 | at Detroit Mercy | ||
| Nov 2, 1940 | Tulsa 7, 17Detroit Mercy 0 | at Detroit Mercy | ||
| Oct 28, 1939 | Detroit Mercy 16, Tulsa 7 | at Tulsa | ||
| Nov 19, 1938 | Detroit Mercy 39, Tulsa 14 | at Detroit Mercy | ||
| Oct 12, 1929 | Detroit Mercy 21, Tulsa 6 | at Detroit Mercy | ||
| Oct 6, 1928 | Detroit Mercy 19, Tulsa 14 | at Tulsa |
Every game is listed as played on the field.