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1964 Dayton

3–⁠7, coached by Pete Ankney.

Schedule and results

Dayton in 1964, game by game: won vs. St. Joseph’s (IN) 41–0; lost at Cincinnati 10–20; lost at Bowling Green 0–35; lost vs. Louisville 7–21; won vs. Abilene Christian 21–14; lost at Detroit Mercy 6–21; lost at Ohio 0–24; lost vs. Xavier 7–12; lost at Miami (OH) 21–28; won vs. Kent State 16–11+41−35Won 41–0 vs. St. Joseph’s (IN)+41St. Joseph’s (I…Lost 10–20 at Cincinnati-10CincinnatiLost 0–35 at Bowling Green-35Bowling GreenLost 7–21 vs. Louisville-14LouisvilleWon 21–14 vs. Abilene Christian+7Abilene Christi…Lost 6–21 at Detroit Mercy-15Detroit MercyLost 0–24 at Ohio-24OhioLost 7–12 vs. Xavier-5XavierLost 21–28 at Miami (OH)-7Miami (OH)Won 16–11 vs. Kent State+5Kent State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsSt. Joseph’s (IN)W 41–⁠078%
Sep 26atCincinnatiL 10–⁠2029%
Oct 3atBowling GreenL 0–⁠3519%
Oct 10vsLouisvilleL 7–⁠2160%
Oct 17vsAbilene ChristianW 21–⁠1476%
Oct 23atDetroit MercyL 6–⁠2138%
Oct 31atOhioL 0–⁠2419%
Nov 7vsXavierL 7–⁠1244%
Nov 14atMiami (OH)L 21–⁠2813%
Nov 21vsKent StateW 16–⁠1139%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kent State 16–⁠11; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 63 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
129–⁠186
Coach
Pete Ankney
Elo
1301 −63 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−19.5 No. 111 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1965

The 1965 draft
Rd 7Erwin Will OTPhiladelphia Eagles