1955 Detroit Mercy
5–3–1 (3–1 Missouri Valley Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wichita State 41–0Sep 30
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs Toledo | L 7–12 | 88% |
| Sep 30 | vsWichita State | W 41–0 | 34% |
| Oct 7 | vs Houston | L 0–7 | 51% |
| Oct 15 | at Boston College | L 0–23 | 25% |
| Oct 21 | vs Oklahoma State | W 7–0 | 53% |
| Oct 29 | at Cincinnati | T 0–0 | 41% |
| Nov 5 | atMarquette | W 20–7 | 43% |
| Nov 11 | vs Villanova | W 6–0 | 77% |
| Nov 19 | at Tulsa | W 19–13 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Tulsa 19–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 24th-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 1955.
- Record
- 5–3–1
- Conference
- 3–1 shared first in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 100–62
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1486 +54 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.2 No. 57 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1955 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita State | 3–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Detroit Mercy | 3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Houston | 2–2 | 6–4 | |
| Tulsa | 1–3 | 2–7–1 | |
| Oklahoma State | 1–3 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.