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Detroit Mercy vs Villanova Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Detroit Mercy and Villanova.

PROGRAM ONEDetroit Mercy12 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD12–18–2WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOVillanova18 recorded wins
32Recorded meetings
1931Earliest documented
1964Most recent season
2Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

32 games
  1. 1931
    Detroit Mercy0 — 0Villanova
    Nov 14, 1931Tie
  2. 1932
    Detroit Mercy28 — 12Villanova
    Nov 12, 1932Detroit Mercy won
  3. 1934
    Detroit Mercy0 — 0Villanova
    Oct 20, 1934Tie
  4. 1935
    Detroit Mercy19 — 15Villanova
    Oct 26, 1935Detroit Mercy won
  5. 1935
    Detroit Mercy7 — 13Villanova
    Nov 2, 1935Villanova won
  6. 1936
    Detroit Mercy6 — 13Villanova
    Oct 3, 1936Villanova won
  7. 1937
    Detroit Mercy0 — 7Villanova
    Oct 30, 1937Villanova won
  8. 1938
    Detroit Mercy6 — 13Villanova
    Oct 23, 1938Villanova won
  9. 1939
    Detroit Mercy6 — 13Villanova
    Nov 4, 1939Villanova won
  10. 1940
    Detroit Mercy10 — 0Villanova
    Oct 27, 1940Detroit Mercy won
  11. 1941
    Detroit Mercy6 — 7Villanova
    Nov 16, 1941Villanova won
  12. 1942
    Detroit Mercy9 — 0Villanova
    Nov 14, 1942Detroit Mercy won
  13. 1945
    Detroit Mercy0 — 14Villanova
    Oct 21, 1945Villanova won
  14. 1946
    Detroit Mercy6 — 23Villanova
    Nov 8, 1946Villanova won
  15. 1947
    Detroit Mercy12 — 14Villanova
    Oct 19, 1947Villanova won
  16. 1948
    Detroit Mercy6 — 27Villanova
    Oct 29, 1948Villanova won
  17. 1949
    Detroit Mercy7 — 34Villanova
    Sep 30, 1949Villanova won
  18. 1950
    Detroit Mercy18 — 7Villanova
    Nov 3, 1950Detroit Mercy won
  19. 1951
    Detroit Mercy7 — 26Villanova
    Nov 10, 1951Villanova won
  20. 1952
    Detroit Mercy7 — 21Villanova
    Oct 4, 1952Villanova won
  21. 1953
    Detroit Mercy27 — 0Villanova
    Oct 17, 1953Detroit Mercy won
  22. 1954
    Detroit Mercy20 — 0Villanova
    Oct 15, 1954Detroit Mercy won
  23. 1955
    Detroit Mercy6 — 0Villanova
    Nov 11, 1955Detroit Mercy won
  24. 1956
    Detroit Mercy7 — 8Villanova
    Sep 30, 1956Villanova won
  25. 1957
    Detroit Mercy16 — 7Villanova
    Nov 9, 1957Detroit Mercy won
  26. 1958
    Detroit Mercy0 — 7Villanova
    Oct 11, 1958Villanova won
  27. 1959
    Detroit Mercy40 — 6Villanova
    Nov 21, 1959Detroit Mercy won
  28. 1960
    Detroit Mercy13 — 7Villanova
    Nov 12, 1960Detroit Mercy won
  29. 1961
    Detroit Mercy20 — 6Villanova
    Nov 10, 1961Detroit Mercy won
  30. 1962
    Detroit Mercy0 — 14Villanova
    Nov 3, 1962Villanova won
  31. 1963
    Detroit Mercy14 — 28Villanova
    Nov 8, 1963Villanova won
  32. 1964
    Detroit Mercy0 — 34Villanova
    Oct 10, 1964Villanova won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1964Detroit Mercy vs Villanova0–34Villanova won
1963Detroit Mercy vs Villanova14–28Villanova won
1962Detroit Mercy vs Villanova0–14Villanova won
1961Detroit Mercy vs Villanova20–6Detroit Mercy won
1960Detroit Mercy vs Villanova13–7Detroit Mercy won
1959Detroit Mercy vs Villanova40–6Detroit Mercy won
1958Detroit Mercy vs Villanova0–7Villanova won
1957Detroit Mercy vs Villanova16–7Detroit Mercy won
1956Detroit Mercy vs Villanova7–8Villanova won
1955Detroit Mercy vs Villanova6–0Detroit Mercy won
1954Detroit Mercy vs Villanova20–0Detroit Mercy won
1953Detroit Mercy vs Villanova27–0Detroit Mercy won
1952Detroit Mercy vs Villanova7–21Villanova won
1951Detroit Mercy vs Villanova7–26Villanova won
1950Detroit Mercy vs Villanova18–7Detroit Mercy won
1949Detroit Mercy vs Villanova7–34Villanova won
1948Detroit Mercy vs Villanova6–27Villanova won
1947Detroit Mercy vs Villanova12–14Villanova won
1946Detroit Mercy vs Villanova6–23Villanova won
1945Detroit Mercy vs Villanova0–14Villanova won
1942Detroit Mercy vs Villanova9–0Detroit Mercy won
1941Detroit Mercy vs Villanova6–7Villanova won
1940Detroit Mercy vs Villanova10–0Detroit Mercy won
1939Detroit Mercy vs Villanova6–13Villanova won
1938Detroit Mercy vs Villanova6–13Villanova won
1937Detroit Mercy vs Villanova0–7Villanova won
1936Detroit Mercy vs Villanova6–13Villanova won
1935Detroit Mercy vs Villanova7–13Villanova won
1935Detroit Mercy vs Villanova19–15Detroit Mercy won
1934Detroit Mercy vs Villanova0–0Tie
1932Detroit Mercy vs Villanova28–12Detroit Mercy won
1931Detroit Mercy vs Villanova0–0Tie
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.