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1958 Dayton

2–⁠8, coached by Bud Kerr.

Schedule and results

Dayton in 1958, game by game: lost at Cincinnati 0–14; won vs. Richmond 13–12; lost vs. Bowling Green 0–25; lost vs. Ohio 8–27; won vs. Louisville 26–13; lost at Xavier 0–16; lost at Holy Cross 0–26; lost vs. Villanova 6–9; lost at Miami (OH) 0–34; lost at Detroit Mercy 7–27+13−34Lost 0–14 at Cincinnati-14CincinnatiWon 13–12 vs. Richmond+1RichmondLost 0–25 vs. Bowling Green-25Bowling GreenLost 8–27 vs. Ohio-19OhioWon 26–13 vs. Louisville+13LouisvilleLost 0–16 at Xavier-16XavierLost 0–26 at Holy Cross-26Holy CrossLost 6–9 vs. Villanova-3VillanovaLost 0–34 at Miami (OH)-34Miami (OH)Lost 7–27 at Detroit Mercy-20Detroit Mercy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atCincinnatiL 0–⁠1440%
Sep 27vsRichmondW 13–⁠1264%
Oct 4vsBowling GreenL 0–⁠2570%
Oct 11vsOhioL 8–⁠2748%
Oct 18vsLouisvilleW 26–⁠1339%
Oct 25atXavierL 0–⁠1666%
Nov 1atHoly CrossL 0–⁠2619%
Nov 8vsVillanovaL 6–⁠943%
Nov 15atMiami (OH)L 0–⁠3422%
Nov 22atDetroit MercyL 7–⁠2731%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Detroit Mercy 27–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 63 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
60–⁠203
Coach
Bud Kerr
Elo
1288 −155 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−19.7 No. 105 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1959

The 1959 draft
Rd 3Emil Karas OTWashington Redskins