Dayton vs. Eastern Kentucky

Dayton and Eastern Kentucky have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1967; Dayton leads the series 3–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Dayton 3–⁠2.

Dayton wins
3
Eastern Kentucky wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1967
Longest streak
2 Dayton
Current streak
1 Dayton
Last 10 meetings
Dayton 3–⁠2
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s1–⁠0
1970s1–⁠2
2020s1–⁠0
Average margin
9 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Dayton
1–⁠1 Dayton’s record at home
At Eastern Kentucky
1–⁠2 Eastern Kentucky’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Dayton’s biggest win1967: Dayton 16, Eastern Kentucky 0by 16 points
  2. Eastern Kentucky’s biggest win1976: Eastern Kentucky 21, Dayton 7by 14 points
  3. Upset1976: Eastern Kentucky 21, Dayton 7Eastern Kentucky had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Dayton and Eastern Kentucky, 1967 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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

Sep 19, 2026Dayton 17, Eastern Kentucky 14at Eastern Kentucky
Sep 4, 1976Eastern Kentucky 21, Dayton 7at Dayton
Sep 13, 1975Eastern Kentucky 30, Dayton 24at Eastern Kentucky
Sep 14, 1974Dayton 23, Eastern Kentucky 17at Eastern Kentucky
Sep 16, 1967Dayton 16, Eastern Kentucky 0at Dayton

Every game is listed as played on the field.