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1962 Detroit Mercy

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Schedule and results

Detroit Mercy in 1962, game by game: lost at Boston College 0–27; lost at Xavier 20–24; lost vs. New Mexico State 14–21; lost vs. Kentucky 8–27; lost vs. Dayton 12–13; lost at Villanova 0–14; won vs. Cincinnati 15–14; lost vs. South Carolina 13–26; lost at Memphis 8–33+7−27Lost 0–27 at Boston College-27Boston CollegeLost 20–24 at Xavier-4XavierLost 14–21 vs. New Mexico State-7New Mexico StateLost 8–27 vs. Kentucky-19KentuckyLost 12–13 vs. Dayton-1DaytonLost 0–14 at Villanova-14VillanovaWon 15–14 vs. Cincinnati+1CincinnatiLost 13–26 vs. South Carolina-13South CarolinaLost 8–33 at Memphis-25Memphis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22atBoston CollegeL 0–⁠2746%
Sep 29atXavierL 20–⁠2443%
Oct 5vsNew Mexico StateL 14–⁠2153%
Oct 12vsKentuckyL 8–⁠2749%
Oct 26vsDaytonL 12–⁠1375%
Nov 3atVillanovaL 0–⁠1422%
Nov 9vsCincinnatiW 15–⁠1457%
Nov 17vsSouth CarolinaL 13–⁠2644%
Nov 24atMemphisL 8–⁠3312%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Memphis 33–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Record
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Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
90–⁠199
Coach
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Elo
1352 −141 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−11.9 No. 94 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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