1961 Dayton

2–⁠8, coached by Stan Zajdel.

Schedule and results

Dayton in 1961, game by game: lost at Cincinnati 12–16; lost at Kent State 14–38; lost at Bowling Green 11–28; lost vs. Ohio 13–14; won at Louisville 7–6; lost vs. Xavier 0–14; lost vs. Detroit Mercy 12–41; lost at Holy Cross 0–28; lost vs. Miami (OH) 6–48; won vs. Wichita State 23–12+11−42Lost 12–16 at Cincinnati-4CincinnatiLost 14–38 at Kent State-24Kent StateLost 11–28 at Bowling Green-17Bowling GreenLost 13–14 vs. Ohio-1OhioWon 7–6 at Louisville+1LouisvilleLost 0–14 vs. Xavier-14XavierLost 12–41 vs. Detroit Mercy-29Detroit MercyLost 0–28 at Holy Cross-28Holy CrossLost 6–48 vs. Miami (OH)-42Miami (OH)Won 23–12 vs. Wichita State+11Wichita State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wichita State 23–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 36th-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
98–⁠245
Coach
Stan Zajdel
Elo
1280 −55 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−20.9 No. 103 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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