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1951 Detroit Mercy

4–⁠7 (2–⁠4 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Detroit Mercy in 1951, game by game: won vs. Toledo 34–32; lost vs. Houston 7–33; lost vs. No. 5 Notre Dame 6–40; lost at Drake 6–26; won at Boston College 19–13; lost vs. Oklahoma State 7–20; won at Bradley 7–6; lost at Villanova 7–26; lost at Marquette 13–26; won at Wichita State 9–7; lost at Tulsa 20–34+7−34Won 34–32 vs. Toledo+2ToledoLost 7–33 vs. Houston-26HoustonLost 6–40 vs. No. 5 Notre Dame-34No. 5 Notre DameLost 6–26 at Drake-20DrakeWon 19–13 at Boston College+6Boston CollegeLost 7–20 vs. Oklahoma State-13Oklahoma StateWon 7–6 at Bradley+1BradleyLost 7–26 at Villanova-19VillanovaLost 13–26 at Marquette-13MarquetteWon 9–7 at Wichita State+2Wichita StateLost 20–34 at Tulsa-14Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsToledoW 34–⁠3293%
Sep 28vsHoustonL 7–⁠3375%
Oct 5vs5Notre DameL 6–⁠4028%
Oct 12atDrakeL 6–⁠2626%
Oct 19atBoston CollegeW 19–⁠1353%
Oct 26vsOklahoma StateL 7–⁠2053%
Nov 3atBradleyW 7–⁠646%
Nov 10atVillanovaL 7–⁠2618%
Nov 17atMarquetteL 13–⁠2635%
Nov 23atWichita StateW 9–⁠750%
Dec 1atTulsaL 20–⁠3418%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 34–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 5th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
135–⁠263
Coach
—
Elo
1382 −115 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.7 No. 102 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1951 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa4–⁠09–⁠2
Drake3–⁠17–⁠2
Oklahoma State3–⁠23–⁠7
Houston2–⁠26–⁠5
Detroit Mercy2–⁠44–⁠7
Wichita State2–⁠42–⁠7
Bradley0–⁠34–⁠5

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.