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1961 Detroit Mercy

5–⁠4, coached by Jim Miller.

Schedule and results

Detroit Mercy in 1961, game by game: won vs. Western Michigan 21–14; won vs. Xavier 34–8; won vs. Boston College 20–3; lost vs. Navy 19–37; won at Dayton 41–12; lost at Army 7–34; won vs. Villanova 20–6; lost at Arizona State 6–40; lost at Cincinnati 13–19+29−34Won 21–14 vs. Western Michigan+7Western MichiganWon 34–8 vs. Xavier+26XavierWon 20–3 vs. Boston College+17Boston CollegeLost 19–37 vs. Navy-18NavyWon 41–12 at Dayton+29DaytonLost 7–34 at Army-27ArmyWon 20–6 vs. Villanova+14VillanovaLost 6–40 at Arizona State-34Arizona StateLost 13–19 at Cincinnati-6Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsWestern MichiganW 21–⁠1488%
Sep 29vsXavierW 34–⁠871%
Oct 13vsBoston CollegeW 20–⁠368%
Oct 20vsNavyL 19–⁠3746%
Oct 28atDaytonW 41–⁠1276%
Nov 4atArmyL 7–⁠3440%
Nov 10vsVillanovaW 20–⁠659%
Nov 18atArizona StateL 6–⁠4035%
Nov 25atCincinnatiL 13–⁠1965%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cincinnati 19–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
181–⁠173
Coach
Jim Miller
Elo
1490 −27 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−4.4 No. 70 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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