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1938 Detroit Mercy

6–⁠4, coached by Gus Dorais.

Schedule and results

Detroit Mercy in 1938, game by game: lost at Purdue 6–19; won vs. Western Michigan 7–0; won vs. Catholic 27–0; lost at Boston College 6–9; lost at No. 20 Villanova 6–13; lost at Duquesne 6–14; won vs. North Dakota 38–6; won at NC State 7–0; won vs. Tulsa 39–14; won vs. No. 19 Santa Clara 7–6+32−13Lost 6–19 at Purdue-13PurdueWon 7–0 vs. Western Michigan+7Western MichiganWon 27–0 vs. Catholic+27CatholicLost 6–9 at Boston College-3Boston CollegeLost 6–13 at No. 20 Villanova-7No. 20 VillanovaLost 6–14 at Duquesne-8DuquesneWon 38–6 vs. North Dakota+32North DakotaWon 7–0 at NC State+7NC StateWon 39–14 vs. Tulsa+25TulsaWon 7–6 vs. No. 19 Santa Clara+1No. 19 Santa Clara
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atPurdueL 6–⁠1943%
Sep 30vsWestern MichiganW 7–⁠094%
Oct 7vsCatholicW 27–⁠088%
Oct 12atBoston CollegeL 6–⁠947%
Oct 23at20VillanovaL 6–⁠1326%
Oct 28atDuquesneL 6–⁠1441%
Nov 5vsNorth DakotaW 38–⁠690%
Nov 12atNC StateW 7–⁠049%
Nov 19vsTulsaW 39–⁠1461%
Nov 27vs19Santa ClaraW 7–⁠628%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Santa Clara 7–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 12th-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 1938.

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
149–⁠81
Coach
Gus Dorais
Elo
1552 +10 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
6.9 No. 34 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1939

The 1939 draft
Rd 7Eddie Palumbo BPittsburgh Pirates