Detroit Mercy Titans
Detroit Mercy has played football since at least 1917 and is 202–141–11 in the 354 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player and 1 coach from Detroit Mercy. Gus Dorais (1927–1942) won more games here than any other coach: 105. The most-played rival is Villanova: 32 meetings, Villanova leads 18–12–2. This season, they’re 3–7.
On this date in 1963Detroit Mercy lost to Cincinnati 35–0 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 202–141–11 .586; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 2 ranked
- Elo now
- 1361
- Seasons
- 45 since 1917, 354 games
1964 season 3–7
RosterFull 1964 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Kentucky | L 6–13 | 31% |
| Sep 25 | vs Toledo | W 22–6 | 64% |
| Oct 2 | vs Cincinnati | L 0–19 | 45% |
| Oct 10 | at Villanova | L 0–34 | 22% |
| Oct 17 | atWichita State | L 7–8 | 24% |
| Oct 23 | vs Dayton | W 21–6 | 62% |
| Oct 30 | vs Miami | L 7–10 | 56% |
| Nov 6 | vs VMI | W 28–7 | 56% |
| Nov 14 | atXavier | L 27–38 | 39% |
| Nov 21 | at Boston College | L 9–17 | 23% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 1964 rosterProgram greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Detroit Mercy.
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Program strength since 1917
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
 Jim Miller | 1959–1961 | 18–10 |
| Gus Dorais | 1927–1942 | 105–38–6 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Villanova
12–18–2 in 32
- 1955 W 6–0
- 1956 L 7–8
- 1957 W 16–7
- 1958 L 0–7
- 1959 W 40–6
- 1960 W 13–7
- 1961 W 20–6
- 1962 L 0–14
- 1963 L 14–28
- 1964 L 0–34
Lost the last three.
- Marquette
12–10–3 in 25
- 1951 L 13–26
- 1952 L 27–37
- 1953 L 0–19
- 1954 L 13–14
- 1955 W 20–7
- 1956 W 20–7
- 1957 W 14–0
- 1958 T 14–14
- 1959 W 14–0
- 1960 W 32–12
Won the last two.
- Tulsa
10–6–1 in 17
- 1948 W 26–22
- 1949 W 20–14
- 1950 T 13–13
- 1951 L 20–34
- 1952 L 21–62
- 1953 W 33–0
- 1954 W 28–18
- 1955 W 19–13
- 1956 L 0–3
- 1959 L 6–21
Lost the last two.
| Opponent | Games | Detroit Mercy record |
|---|---|---|
| Villanova | 32 | 12–18–2 |
| Marquette | 25 | 12–10–3 |
| Tulsa | 17 | 10–6–1 |
| Boston College | 17 | 5–12 |
| Oklahoma State | 13 | 7–6 |
| Dayton | 11 | 7–3–1 |
| Cincinnati | 10 | 4–5–1 |
| Wayne State | 10 | 10–0 |
Every opponent (82)
Every program Detroit Mercy has played, A to Z, with Detroit Mercy’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Adrian 2–0
- Air Force 0–2
- Albion 1–0
- Alma 1–0
- Arizona State 0–2
- Arkansas 0–2
- Army 0–5
- Auburn 0–1
- Boston College 5–12
- Bowling Green 0–1
- Bradley 1–0
- Bucknell 2–0
- Carnegie Mellon 1–1–1
- Catholic 4–2
- Central Michigan 5–0
- Cincinnati 4–5–1
- Creighton 3–0
- Dayton 7–3–1
- Denver 0–1
- DePaul 2–1
- Drake 4–2
- Duquesne 3–5–1
- Eastern Michigan 3–0
- Fordham 2–3
- Fort Knox 1–0
- George Washington 2–0
- Georgetown 7–0
- Gonzaga 1–1
- Grinnell 1–0
- Haskell 2–0
- Hillsdale 2–0
- Holy Cross 1–2
- Houston 0–7
- Indiana 1–0
- Iowa 0–1
- Iowa State 1–1
- Kentucky 0–4
- Loras 1–0
- Louisville 1–0
- Loyola (LA) 4–1
- Manhattan 5–1
- Marquette 12–10–3
- Memphis 0–1
- Miami 0–4
- Michigan 0–1
- Michigan State 5–3–1
- Mississippi State 0–1
- Navy 0–1
- NC State 2–0
- Nevada 1–0
- New Mexico State 0–1
- North Dakota 2–1
- North Dakota State 1–0
- Northern Michigan 1–0
- Notre Dame 0–2
- Oklahoma 0–1
- Oklahoma State 7–6
- Oregon State 1–1
- Purdue 0–1
- Quantico Marines 3–1
- Rutgers 1–0
- Saint Louis 7–0
- Saint Mary’s (CA) 1–1
- San Francisco 2–2
- Santa Clara 1–0
- Scranton 2–0
- South Carolina 0–1
- South Dakota State 1–0
- TCU 1–0
- Texas Tech 2–0
- Toledo 3–1
- Tulane 2–1
- Tulsa 10–6–1
- Villanova 12–18–2
- VMI 1–0
- Washington & Jefferson 4–4
- Washington State 1–0
- Wayne State 10–0
- West Virginia 4–0
- Western Michigan 9–0
- Wichita State 6–4
- Xavier 7–2
Led the nation 3
| 1952 | Ted Marchibroda total offense (1,813 yds) |
| 1947 | Jack Kurkowski yards per carry (10.1) |
| 1940 | Al Ghesquiere rushing yards (957 yds) |
The NCAA’s official national leaders since 1937, from Wikipedia’s yearly leader lists.
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 1
- Coaches
- 1
| 1986 | Vince Banonis C |
| 1954 | Gus Dorais coach here, 1927–1942 |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 8 since 1938
- First-round picks
- 1
| 1938 | Andy Farkas B | No. 9, Washington Redskins |
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 3–7 | 1361 | |||||
| 1963 | 2–6–1 | 1341 | |||||
| 1962 | 1–8 | 1352 | |||||
| 1961 | 5–4 | Jim Miller | 1490 | ||||
| 1960 | 7–2 | Jim Miller | 1525 | ||||
| 1959 | 6–4 | Jim Miller | 1452 | ||||
| 1958 | 4–4–1 | 1407 | |||||
| 1957 | 6–3 | 1441 | |||||
| 1956 | 2–8 | 0–4 | 1320 | ||||
| 1955 | 5–3–1 | 3–1 | 1486 | ||||
| 1954 | 2–7 | 1–3 | 1397 | ||||
| 1953 | 6–4 | 3–1 | 1509 | ||||
| 1952 | 3–6 | 1–3 | 1396 | ||||
| 1951 | 4–7 | 2–4 | 1382 | ||||
| 1950 | 6–3–1 | 2–1–1 | 1495 | ||||
| 1949 | 5–4 | 4–0 | 1478 | ||||
| 1948 | 6–3 | 1518 | |||||
| 1947 | 6–4 | 1554 | |||||
| 1946 | 6–4 | 1510 | |||||
| 1945 | 6–3 | 1496 | |||||
| 1942 | 5–4 | Gus Dorais | 1512 | ||||
| 1941 | 7–2 | Gus Dorais | 1607 | ||||
| 1940 | 7–2 | Gus Dorais | 1572 | ||||
| 1939 | 5–3–1 | Gus Dorais | 1548 | ||||
| 1938 | 6–4 | Gus Dorais | 1552 |
Every season back to 1917 (20 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 7–3 | Gus Dorais | 1563 | ||||
| 1936 | 7–3 | Gus Dorais | 1587 | ||||
| 1935 | 6–3 | Gus Dorais | 1563 | ||||
| 1934 | 5–3–1 | Gus Dorais | 1568 | ||||
| 1933 | 7–1 | Gus Dorais | 1632 | ||||
| 1932 | 8–2 | Gus Dorais | 1609 | ||||
| 1931 | 7–2–1 | Gus Dorais | 1549 | ||||
| 1930 | 5–3–2 | Gus Dorais | 1548 | ||||
| 1929 | 7–1–1 | Gus Dorais | 1585 | ||||
| 1928 | 9–0 | Gus Dorais | 1558 | ||||
| 1927 | 7–2 | Gus Dorais | 1386 | ||||
| 1926 | 0–2 | 1205 | |||||
| 1925 | 0–2 | 1225 | |||||
| 1924 | 0–2 | 1255 | |||||
| 1923 | 1–1–1 | 1300 | |||||
| 1922 | 1–0 | 1316 | |||||
| 1921 | 1–1 | 1292 | |||||
| 1920 | 2–0 | 1309 | |||||
| 1919few games on file | 1–0 | 1228 | |||||
| 1917few games on file | 0–1 | 1196 |
No season on file for 1918, 1943–44: wartime seasons, when many programs didn’t play.
All 45 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.