Dayton vs. Southern Illinois

Dayton and Southern Illinois have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1967; Southern Illinois leads the series 4–⁠2–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Southern Illinois 4–⁠2, and Southern Illinois has won the last 2.

Dayton wins
2
Southern Illinois wins
4
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1967
Longest streak
2 Southern Illinois
Current streak
2 Southern Illinois
Last 10 meetings
Southern Illinois 4–⁠2
Most recent
2021

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s1–⁠1
1970s1–⁠2–⁠1
2020s0–⁠1
Average margin
16.6 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Dayton
1–⁠3 Dayton’s record at home
At Southern Illinois
1–⁠1–⁠1 Southern Illinois’s record at home

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 34, Southern Illinois 14by 20 points
  2. Southern Illinois’s biggest win2021: Southern Illinois 55, Dayton 3by 52 points
  3. Upset1968: Southern Illinois 18, Dayton 17Southern Illinois had a 7% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1971: Southern Illinois 31, Dayton 14Southern Illinois had a 8% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1974: Southern Illinois 38, Dayton 16Southern Illinois had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Dayton and Southern Illinois, 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 18, 2021Southern Illinois 55, Dayton 3at Southern Illinois
Oct 5, 1974Southern Illinois 38, Dayton 16at Dayton
Oct 6, 1973Dayton 23, Southern Illinois 19at Dayton
Oct 7, 1972Southern Illinois 6, Dayton 6at Southern Illinois
Sep 18, 1971Southern Illinois 31, Dayton 14at Dayton
Oct 19, 1968Southern Illinois 18, Dayton 17at Dayton
Oct 14, 1967Dayton 34, Southern Illinois 14at Southern Illinois

Every game is listed as played on the field.