1956 Detroit Mercy
2–8 (0–4 Missouri Valley Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Marquette 20–7Sep 22
By 13 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vsMarquette | W 20–7 | 64% |
| Sep 30 | vs Villanova | L 7–8 | 79% |
| Oct 13 | atWichita State | L 13–19 | 49% |
| Oct 20 | vs Tulsa | L 0–3 | 64% |
| Oct 28 | vs Boston College | W 12–7 | 44% |
| Nov 3 | at Cincinnati | L 7–33 | 59% |
| Nov 10 | vs Drake | L 13–26 | 80% |
| Nov 17 | at Oklahoma State | L 7–25 | 37% |
| Nov 25 | at Dayton | L 13–27 | 73% |
| Dec 1 | at Houston | L 7–39 | 12% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Houston 39–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 36th-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 1956.
- Record
- 2–8
- Conference
- 0–4 5th in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 99–194
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1320 −170 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −16.3 No. 93 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1957
The 1957 draft| Rd 5 | Perry Richards E | Pittsburgh Steelers |
1956 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 4–0 | 7–2–1 | |
| Tulsa | 2–1–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Oklahoma State | 2–1–1 | 3–5–2 | |
| Wichita State | 1–3 | 4–6 | |
| Detroit Mercy | 0–4 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.