1953 Detroit Mercy
6–4 (3–1 Missouri Valley Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wayne State 48–0Sep 25
By 48 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs North Dakota State | W 33–6 | 89% |
| Sep 25 | vsWayne State | W 48–0 | 83% |
| Oct 2 | vs Fordham | L 7–21 | 54% |
| Oct 9 | vs Houston | L 19–25 | 38% |
| Oct 17 | at Villanova | W 27–0 | 26% |
| Oct 24 | vs Oklahoma State | W 18–14 | 51% |
| Nov 7 | atMarquette | L 0–19 | 33% |
| Nov 15 | at Boston College | L 20–33 | 46% |
| Nov 21 | at Tulsa | W 33–0 | 35% |
| Nov 26 | atWichita State | W 26–6 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wichita State 26–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 20th-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 1953.
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 3–1 shared first in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 231–124
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1509 +79 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 5.0 No. 42 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1953 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State | 3–1 | 7–3 | |
| Detroit Mercy | 3–1 | 6–4 | |
| Wichita State | 1–2 | 4–4–1 | |
| Houston | 1–2 | 4–4–1 | |
| Tulsa | 1–3 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.