Merchant Marine vs. New York University

Merchant Marine and New York University first met in 1948 and have played 5 times; New York University leads the series 3–⁠0–⁠2. Over the last 5 meetings it’s New York University 3–⁠0.

Merchant Marine wins
0
New York University wins
3
Ties
2
First meeting
1948
Longest streak
2 New York University
Current streak
0 tie
Last 10 meetings
New York University 3–⁠0
Most recent
1952

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1940s0–⁠2
1950s0–⁠1–⁠2
Average margin
15.2 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Merchant Marine
0–⁠3–⁠2 Merchant Marine’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. New York University’s biggest win1949: New York University 39, Merchant Marine 0by 39 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Merchant Marine and New York University, 1948 on13001500170019501960197019801990200020102020

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 4, 1952Merchant Marine 20, New York University 20at Merchant Marine
Oct 6, 1951New York University 21, Merchant Marine 13at Merchant Marine
Oct 7, 1950Merchant Marine 6, New York University 6at Merchant Marine
Nov 5, 1949New York University 39, Merchant Marine 0at Merchant Marine
Nov 20, 1948New York University 35, Merchant Marine 6at Merchant Marine

Every game is listed as played on the field.