Detroit Mercy vs. Washington & Jefferson

Detroit Mercy and Washington & Jefferson first met in 1921 and have played 8 times; the series is tied 4–⁠4. Over the last 8 meetings it’s even at 4–⁠4, and Detroit Mercy has won the last 3.

Detroit Mercy wins
4
Washington & Jefferson wins
4
Ties
0
First meeting
1921
Longest streak
3 Washington & Jefferson
Current streak
3 Detroit Mercy
Last 10 meetings
even at 4–⁠4
Most recent
1934

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s1–⁠4
1930s3–⁠0
Average margin
10.1 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Detroit Mercy
3–⁠3 Detroit Mercy’s record at home
At Washington & Jefferson
1–⁠1 Washington & Jefferson’s record at home
Shutouts
5

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Detroit Mercy’s biggest win1933: Detroit Mercy 14, Washington & Jefferson 0by 14 points
  2. Washington & Jefferson’s biggest win1924: Washington & Jefferson 18, Detroit Mercy 6by 12 points
  3. Upset1922: Detroit Mercy 20, Washington & Jefferson 9Detroit Mercy had a 10% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Detroit Mercy and Washington & Jefferson, 1921 on1300150017001930194019501960

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 12, 1934Detroit Mercy 12, Washington & Jefferson 0at Detroit Mercy
Oct 13, 1933Detroit Mercy 14, Washington & Jefferson 0at Detroit Mercy
Oct 7, 1932Detroit Mercy 7, Washington & Jefferson 0at Detroit Mercy
Nov 14, 1925Washington & Jefferson 7, Detroit Mercy 0at Detroit Mercy
Nov 1, 1924Washington & Jefferson 18, Detroit Mercy 6at Washington & Jefferson
Oct 27, 1923Washington & Jefferson 6, Detroit Mercy 0at Detroit Mercy
Nov 25, 1922Detroit Mercy 20, Washington & Jefferson 9at Washington & Jefferson
Nov 19, 1921Washington & Jefferson 14, Detroit Mercy 2at Detroit Mercy

Every game is listed as played on the field.