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1956 Dayton

4–⁠6, coached by Bud Kerr.

Schedule and results

Dayton in 1956, game by game: won at Cincinnati 19–13; won at Holy Cross 14–13; lost vs. Southern Miss 6–23; lost vs. Villanova 0–13; lost vs. NC State 0–20; lost at Xavier 13–26; won at Louisville 7–6; lost at Miami (OH) 14–21; lost vs. Wichita State 6–14; won vs. Detroit Mercy 27–13+14−20Won 19–13 at Cincinnati+6CincinnatiWon 14–13 at Holy Cross+1Holy CrossLost 6–23 vs. Southern Miss-17Southern MissLost 0–13 vs. Villanova-13VillanovaLost 0–20 vs. NC State-20NC StateLost 13–26 at Xavier-13XavierWon 7–6 at Louisville+1LouisvilleLost 14–21 at Miami (OH)-7Miami (OH)Lost 6–14 vs. Wichita State-8Wichita StateWon 27–13 vs. Detroit Mercy+14Detroit Mercy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22atCincinnatiW 19–⁠1314%
Sep 30atHoly CrossW 14–⁠1315%
Oct 6vsSouthern MissL 6–⁠2336%
Oct 13vsVillanovaL 0–⁠1335%
Oct 20vsNC StateL 0–⁠2024%
Oct 27atXavierL 13–⁠2620%
Nov 3atLouisvilleW 7–⁠613%
Nov 10atMiami (OH)L 14–⁠217%
Nov 17vsWichita StateL 6–⁠1423%
Nov 25vsDetroit MercyW 27–⁠1327%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Detroit Mercy 27–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 63 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
106–⁠162
Coach
Bud Kerr
Elo
1186 +38 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−10.5 No. 84 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1957

The 1957 draft
Rd 7Fred Dugan ESan Francisco 49ers