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1963 Detroit Mercy

2–⁠6–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Detroit Mercy in 1963, game by game: lost at Bowling Green 14–27; won vs. Northern Michigan 20–7; lost vs. Boston College 12–20; lost at Kentucky 18–35; lost at Cincinnati 0–35; tied at Dayton 14–14; lost at Houston 18–55; lost vs. Villanova 14–28; won vs. Xavier 6–0+13−37Lost 14–27 at Bowling Green-13Bowling GreenWon 20–7 vs. Northern Michigan+13Northern Michig…Lost 12–20 vs. Boston College-8Boston CollegeLost 18–35 at Kentucky-17KentuckyLost 0–35 at Cincinnati-35CincinnatiTied 14–14 at Dayton0DaytonLost 18–55 at Houston-37HoustonLost 14–28 vs. Villanova-14VillanovaWon 6–0 vs. Xavier+6Xavier
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atBowling GreenL 14–⁠2725%
Sep 27vsNorthern MichiganW 20–⁠780%
Oct 4vsBoston CollegeL 12–⁠2036%
Oct 12atKentuckyL 18–⁠3528%
Oct 19atCincinnatiL 0–⁠3530%
Oct 26atDaytonT 14–⁠1444%
Nov 2atHoustonL 18–⁠5530%
Nov 8vsVillanovaL 14–⁠2836%
Nov 15vsXavierW 6–⁠028%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Xavier 6–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Record
2–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
116–⁠221
Coach
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Elo
1341 −61 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−19.5 No. 109 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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