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1937 Detroit Mercy

7–⁠3, coached by Gus Dorais.

Schedule and results

Detroit Mercy in 1937, game by game: won vs. Hillsdale 60–0; won vs. Western Michigan 20–7; won vs. Texas Tech 34–0; won at Catholic 30–0; won at Boston College 14–0; lost vs. No. 16 Villanova 0–7; lost at Manhattan 0–7; won vs. North Dakota 40–0; won at Creighton 48–7; lost at Duquesne 7–14+60−7Won 60–0 vs. Hillsdale+60HillsdaleWon 20–7 vs. Western Michigan+13Western MichiganWon 34–0 vs. Texas Tech+34Texas TechWon 30–0 at Catholic+30CatholicWon 14–0 at Boston College+14Boston CollegeLost 0–7 vs. No. 16 Villanova-7No. 16 VillanovaLost 0–7 at Manhattan-7ManhattanWon 40–0 vs. North Dakota+40North DakotaWon 48–7 at Creighton+41CreightonLost 7–14 at Duquesne-7Duquesne
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsHillsdaleW 60–⁠091%
Oct 1vsWestern MichiganW 20–⁠795%
Oct 9vsTexas TechW 34–⁠076%
Oct 16atCatholicW 30–⁠082%
Oct 23atBoston CollegeW 14–⁠051%
Oct 30vs16VillanovaL 0–⁠761%
Nov 6atManhattanL 0–⁠770%
Nov 13vsNorth DakotaW 40–⁠094%
Nov 21atCreightonW 48–⁠773%
Nov 25atDuquesneL 7–⁠1451%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Duquesne 14–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 18

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 1937.

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
253–⁠42
Coach
Gus Dorais
Elo
1563 +5 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
12.6 No. 19 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1938

The 1938 draft
Rd 1Andy Farkas BWashington Redskins