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1936 Detroit Mercy

7–⁠3, coached by Gus Dorais.

Schedule and results

Detroit Mercy in 1936, game by game: won vs. Western Michigan 40–0; lost at Villanova 6–13; won vs. Oklahoma State 46–12; lost vs. Auburn 0–6; won at Manhattan 20–0; won vs. Duquesne 14–7; won vs. Bucknell 33–7; won at Xavier 16–0; lost vs. North Dakota 13–14; won at Creighton 6–0+40−7Won 40–0 vs. Western Michigan+40Western MichiganLost 6–13 at Villanova-7VillanovaWon 46–12 vs. Oklahoma State+34Oklahoma StateLost 0–6 vs. Auburn-6AuburnWon 20–0 at Manhattan+20ManhattanWon 14–7 vs. Duquesne+7DuquesneWon 33–7 vs. Bucknell+26BucknellWon 16–0 at Xavier+16XavierLost 13–14 vs. North Dakota-1North DakotaWon 6–0 at Creighton+6Creighton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsWestern MichiganW 40–⁠095%
Oct 3atVillanovaL 6–⁠1342%
Oct 9vsOklahoma StateW 46–⁠1279%
Oct 17vsAuburnL 0–⁠650%
Oct 24atManhattanW 20–⁠078%
Oct 30vsDuquesneW 14–⁠749%
Nov 7vsBucknellW 33–⁠767%
Nov 14atXavierW 16–⁠070%
Nov 21vsNorth DakotaL 13–⁠1494%
Nov 26atCreightonW 6–⁠069%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Creighton 6–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 4th-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 1936.

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
194–⁠59
Coach
Gus Dorais
Elo
1587 +45 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
15.9 No. 13 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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