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1939 Detroit Mercy

5–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Gus Dorais.

Schedule and results

Detroit Mercy in 1939, game by game: won vs. Central Michigan 20–7; won vs. Western Michigan 14–0; lost at Catholic 13–14; won vs. NC State 21–6; won at Tulsa 16–7; lost vs. Villanova 6–13; lost vs. Boston College 13–20; won vs. Manhattan 36–13; tied at No. 6 Duquesne 10–10+23−7Won 20–7 vs. Central Michigan+13Central MichiganWon 14–0 vs. Western Michigan+14Western MichiganLost 13–14 at Catholic-1CatholicWon 21–6 vs. NC State+15NC StateWon 16–7 at Tulsa+9TulsaLost 6–13 vs. Villanova-7VillanovaLost 13–20 vs. Boston College-7Boston CollegeWon 36–13 vs. Manhattan+23ManhattanTied 10–10 at No. 6 Duquesne0No. 6 Duquesne
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsCentral MichiganW 20–⁠794%
Sep 29vsWestern MichiganW 14–⁠095%
Oct 14atCatholicL 13–⁠1478%
Oct 21vsNC StateW 21–⁠675%
Oct 28atTulsaW 16–⁠747%
Nov 4vsVillanovaL 6–⁠1350%
Nov 11vsBoston CollegeL 13–⁠2059%
Nov 18vsManhattanW 36–⁠1358%
Dec 2at6DuquesneT 10–⁠1034%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Duquesne 10–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 15th-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 1939.

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
149–⁠90
Coach
Gus Dorais
Elo
1548 +13 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
8.0 No. 30 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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