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1957 Detroit Mercy

6–⁠3.

Schedule and results

Detroit Mercy in 1957, game by game: won vs. Marquette 14–0; lost at Air Force 12–19; won at Wichita State 28–0; won vs. Xavier 30–20; lost vs. Boston College 16–20; won at Cincinnati 20–12; won vs. Villanova 16–7; won vs. Quantico Marines 33–0; lost at Dayton 10–20+33−10Won 14–0 vs. Marquette+14MarquetteLost 12–19 at Air Force-7Air ForceWon 28–0 at Wichita State+28Wichita StateWon 30–20 vs. Xavier+10XavierLost 16–20 vs. Boston College-4Boston CollegeWon 20–12 at Cincinnati+8CincinnatiWon 16–7 vs. Villanova+9VillanovaWon 33–0 vs. Quantico Marines+33Quantico MarinesLost 10–20 at Dayton-10Dayton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsMarquetteW 14–⁠064%
Oct 5atAir ForceL 12–⁠1973%
Oct 12atWichita StateW 28–⁠041%
Oct 19vsXavierW 30–⁠2072%
Oct 26vsBoston CollegeL 16–⁠2044%
Nov 2atCincinnatiW 20–⁠1232%
Nov 9vsVillanovaW 16–⁠760%
Nov 16vsQuantico MarinesW 33–⁠081%
Nov 23atDaytonL 10–⁠2053%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dayton 20–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
179–⁠98
Coach
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Elo
1441 +61 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−5.2 No. 69 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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