Receiver, Dayton (from Cincinnati), 2023–⁠26

Michael Mussari

Lettered 2024 at Cincinnati (school media guide)

Number
No. 1
Height
6′1″
Weight
196 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Kings Mills, OH

Michael Mussari plays receiver for Dayton, after Cincinnati (2023–⁠24). Last time out, at Butler: 4 catches, 82 yards. Mussari leads Dayton in receiving yards this season.

2026 so far

34 catches, 447 yards, 3 TD

Last game: 4 catches, 82 yards at Butler, W 19–⁠9

Next game: vs. San Diego, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 39FMSU
  2. 90TMOR
  3. 87@EKU
  4. 70@DRKE
  5. 79MORE
  6. 82@BTLR

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

8catches, career hightwice; last at Drake, 2026169receiving yards, career highvs. Stetson, 20252receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Stetson, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Dayton3462118.3767
2026Dayton3444713.1342
Career681,06815.71067

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2024Cincinnati3120
2025Dayton8690
Career11810

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Cincinnati1WRFr.
2024Cincinnati1WRSo.
2025Dayton1WRJr.
2026Dayton1WRSr.6′1″196

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Dayton (FCS)800.5668th (n=1040)0.4645.012%
2026Dayton (FCS)490.8793rd (n=829)0.4342.812%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Dayton 6 games, 34 catches, 447 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Aug 29vs.Fairmont StateW 43–⁠203390–
Sep 12vs.Thomas MoreW 30–⁠75900–
Sep 19atEastern KentuckyW 17–⁠147871–
Oct 3atDrakeL 22–⁠308701–
Oct 10vs.Morehead StateW 56–⁠287791–
Oct 17atButlerW 19–⁠94820–
2025 Dayton 11 games, 34 catches, 621 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Aug 28atEastern IllinoisL 14–⁠24610113
Sep 6vs.Thomas MoreW 38–⁠03501–
Sep 20atRobert MorrisW 17–⁠1435202
Sep 27vs.StetsonW 48–⁠14816922
Oct 4atMorehead StateW 35–⁠2836501
Oct 11atValparaisoW 41–⁠101201–
Oct 18vs.ButlerL 17–⁠232300–
Oct 25vs.PresbyterianW 35–⁠19––––
Nov 1atSan DiegoL 13–⁠314751–
Nov 15vs.DrakeL 6–⁠144591–
Nov 22atDavidsonW 42–⁠14––––
2024 Cincinnati 1 game, 3 returns, 12 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Aug 31vs.TowsonW 38–⁠20–––3

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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