Detroit Mercy vs. Western Michigan
Detroit Mercy and Western Michigan first met in 1931 and have played 9 times; Detroit Mercy leads the series 9–0. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Detroit Mercy 9–0, and Detroit Mercy has won the last 9. Share
- Detroit Mercy wins
- 9
- Western Michigan wins
- 0
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1931
- Longest streak
- 9 Detroit Mercy
- Current streak
- 9 Detroit Mercy
- Last 10 meetings
- Detroit Mercy 9–0
- Most recent
- 1961
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 17.7 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Detroit Mercy
- 8–0 Detroit Mercy’s record at home
- At Western Michigan
- 0–1 Western Michigan’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 6
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Detroit Mercy’s biggest win1936: Detroit Mercy 40, Western Michigan 0by 40 points
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
| Sep 22, 1961 | Detroit Mercy 21, Western Michigan 14 | at Detroit Mercy | ||
| Nov 14, 1959 | Detroit Mercy 14, Western Michigan 0 | at Western Michigan | ||
| Sep 29, 1939 | Detroit Mercy 14, Western Michigan 0 | at Detroit Mercy | ||
| Sep 30, 1938 | Detroit Mercy 7, Western Michigan 0 | at Detroit Mercy | ||
| Oct 1, 1937 | Detroit Mercy 20, Western Michigan 7 | at Detroit Mercy | ||
| Sep 25, 1936 | Detroit Mercy 40, Western Michigan 0 | at Detroit Mercy | ||
| Oct 5, 1934 | Detroit Mercy 25, Western Michigan 7 | at Detroit Mercy | ||
| Oct 6, 1933 | Detroit Mercy 26, Western Michigan 0 | at Detroit Mercy | ||
| Oct 2, 1931 | Detroit Mercy 20, Western Michigan 0 | at Detroit Mercy |
Every game is listed as played on the field.