1962 Dayton

2–⁠8, coached by Stan Zajdel.

Schedule and results

Dayton in 1962, game by game: lost vs. Kent State 7–22; lost at Cincinnati 0–13; lost vs. Bowling Green 7–14; lost at Ohio 25–27; lost vs. Louisville 0–21; lost at Xavier 6–23; won at Detroit Mercy 13–12; lost vs. Holy Cross 14–36; lost at Miami (OH) 20–42; won vs. Wichita State 8–0+8−22Lost 7–22 vs. Kent State-15Kent StateLost 0–13 at Cincinnati-13CincinnatiLost 7–14 vs. Bowling Green-7Bowling GreenLost 25–27 at Ohio-2OhioLost 0–21 vs. Louisville-21LouisvilleLost 6–23 at Xavier-17XavierWon 13–12 at Detroit Mercy+1Detroit MercyLost 14–36 vs. Holy Cross-22Holy CrossLost 20–42 at Miami (OH)-22Miami (OH)Won 8–0 vs. Wichita State+8Wichita 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 8–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 34th-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
100–⁠210
Coach
Stan Zajdel
Elo
1290 −64 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−15.5 No. 103 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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