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1941 Detroit Mercy

7–⁠2, coached by Gus Dorais.

Schedule and results

Detroit Mercy in 1941, game by game: won at Indiana 14–7; won vs. Wayne State 54–0; won vs. Central Michigan 45–0; won at Oklahoma State 20–14; lost vs. Arkansas 6–9; won vs. Manhattan 19–0; won vs. Marquette 7–6; lost at Villanova 6–7; won at Creighton 28–0+54−3Won 14–7 at Indiana+7IndianaWon 54–0 vs. Wayne State+54Wayne StateWon 45–0 vs. Central Michigan+45Central MichiganWon 20–14 at Oklahoma State+6Oklahoma StateLost 6–9 vs. Arkansas-3ArkansasWon 19–0 vs. Manhattan+19ManhattanWon 7–6 vs. Marquette+1MarquetteLost 6–7 at Villanova-1VillanovaWon 28–0 at Creighton+28Creighton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27atIndianaW 14–⁠752%
Oct 3vsWayne StateW 54–⁠090%
Oct 10vsCentral MichiganW 45–⁠096%
Oct 18atOklahoma StateW 20–⁠1454%
Oct 24vsArkansasL 6–⁠977%
Nov 1vsManhattanW 19–⁠072%
Nov 8vsMarquetteW 7–⁠675%
Nov 16atVillanovaL 6–⁠751%
Nov 23atCreightonW 28–⁠063%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Creighton 28–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 3rd-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 1941.

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
199–⁠43
Coach
Gus Dorais
Elo
1607 +59 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
9.6 No. 30 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1942

The 1942 draft
Rd 4Vince Banonis CChicago Cardinals