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1934 Detroit Mercy

5–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Gus Dorais.

Schedule and results

Detroit Mercy in 1934, game by game: won vs. Central Michigan 38–0; won vs. Western Michigan 25–7; won vs. Washington & Jefferson 12–0; tied at Villanova 0–0; lost vs. Duquesne 6–20; lost vs. Oklahoma State 6–19; lost at Michigan State 6–7; won at Marquette 13–6; won vs. Washington State 6–0+38−14Won 38–0 vs. Central Michigan+38Central MichiganWon 25–7 vs. Western Michigan+18Western MichiganWon 12–0 vs. Washington & Jefferson+12Washington & Je…Tied 0–0 at Villanova0VillanovaLost 6–20 vs. Duquesne-14DuquesneLost 6–19 vs. Oklahoma State-13Oklahoma StateLost 6–7 at Michigan State-1Michigan StateWon 13–6 at Marquette+7MarquetteWon 6–0 vs. Washington State+6Washington State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsCentral MichiganW 38–⁠096%
Oct 5vsWestern MichiganW 25–⁠796%
Oct 12vsWashington & JeffersonW 12–⁠078%
Oct 20atVillanovaT 0–⁠056%
Oct 26vsDuquesneL 6–⁠2063%
Nov 3vsOklahoma StateL 6–⁠1966%
Nov 17atMichigan StateL 6–⁠732%
Nov 24atMarquetteW 13–⁠644%
Dec 1vsWashington StateW 6–⁠049%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington State 6–⁠0.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1934.

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
112–⁠59
Coach
Gus Dorais
Elo
1568 −20 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
1.7 No. 63 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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