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1965 Dayton

1–⁠8–⁠1, coached by John McVay.

Schedule and results

Dayton in 1965, game by game: lost at Cincinnati 0–28; lost at Kent State 6–14; lost vs. Bowling Green 0–9; lost at Louisville 0–34; lost vs. Quantico Marines 0–10; tied at Buffalo 0–0; won vs. Ohio 13–7; lost at Xavier 0–10; lost vs. Miami (OH) 0–28; lost at Toledo 7–21+7−34Lost 0–28 at Cincinnati-28CincinnatiLost 6–14 at Kent State-8Kent StateLost 0–9 vs. Bowling Green-9Bowling GreenLost 0–34 at Louisville-34LouisvilleLost 0–10 vs. Quantico Marines-10Quantico MarinesTied 0–0 at Buffalo0BuffaloWon 13–7 vs. Ohio+6OhioLost 0–10 at Xavier-10XavierLost 0–28 vs. Miami (OH)-28Miami (OH)Lost 7–21 at Toledo-14Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atCincinnatiL 0–⁠2819%
Sep 25atKent StateL 6–⁠1435%
Oct 2vsBowling GreenL 0–⁠931%
Oct 9atLouisvilleL 0–⁠3436%
Oct 16vsQuantico MarinesL 0–⁠1071%
Oct 23atBuffaloT 0–⁠020%
Oct 30vsOhioW 13–⁠745%
Nov 6atXavierL 0–⁠1016%
Nov 13vsMiami (OH)L 0–⁠2820%
Nov 20atToledoL 7–⁠2129%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Toledo 21–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 63 on file).

Record
1–⁠8–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
26–⁠161
Coach
John McVay
Elo
1261 −106 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−22.3 No. 115 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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