Detroit Mercy vs. Wayne State

Detroit Mercy and Wayne State first met in 1940 and have played 10 times; Detroit Mercy leads the series 10–⁠0. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Detroit Mercy 10–⁠0, and Detroit Mercy has won the last 10.

Detroit Mercy wins
10
Wayne State wins
0
Ties
0
First meeting
1940
Longest streak
10 Detroit Mercy
Current streak
10 Detroit Mercy
Last 10 meetings
Detroit Mercy 10–⁠0
Most recent
1953

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1940s8–⁠0
1950s2–⁠0
Average margin
33.6 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
Neutral sites
10–⁠0 Detroit Mercy first
Shutouts
7

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Detroit Mercy’s biggest win1941: Detroit Mercy 54, Wayne State 0by 54 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Detroit Mercy and Wayne State, 1940 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

Sep 25, 1953Detroit Mercy 48, Wayne State 0Neutral site
Sep 29, 1950Detroit Mercy 34, Wayne State 0Neutral site
Oct 21, 1949Detroit Mercy 41, Wayne State 0Neutral site
Oct 22, 1948Detroit Mercy 13, Wayne State 0Neutral site
Oct 3, 1947Detroit Mercy 40, Wayne State 7Neutral site
Sep 20, 1946Detroit Mercy 31, Wayne State 0Neutral site
Nov 22, 1945Detroit Mercy 33, Wayne State 13Neutral site
Oct 2, 1942Detroit Mercy 27, Wayne State 0Neutral site
Oct 3, 1941Detroit Mercy 54, Wayne State 0Neutral site
Sep 27, 1940Detroit Mercy 42, Wayne State 7Neutral site

Every game is listed as played on the field.