Ball State vs. Dayton

Ball State and Dayton have 3 meetings on file, the first in 1972; Ball State leads the series 2–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Ball State 2–⁠1.

Ball State wins
2
Dayton wins
1
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1972
Longest streak
1 Ball State
Current streak
1 Ball State
Last 10 meetings
Ball State 2–⁠1
Most recent
1976

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s2–⁠1
Average margin
9.7 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Ball State
1–⁠0 Ball State’s record at home
At Dayton
1–⁠1 Dayton’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Ball State and Dayton, 1972 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 2, 1976Ball State 20, Dayton 13at Dayton
Oct 13, 1973Dayton 13, Ball State 12at Dayton
Oct 14, 1972Ball State 28, Dayton 7at Ball State

Every game is listed as played on the field.