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1966 Dayton

8–⁠2, coached by John McVay.

Schedule and results

Dayton in 1966, game by game: won vs. Richmond 23–0; won at Cincinnati 23–7; lost at Bowling Green 0–13; won vs. Louisville 20–17; won vs. Buffalo 13–3; won vs. Northern Michigan 10–0; won at Ohio 20–12; won vs. Xavier 9–2; lost at Miami (OH) 6–38; won vs. Toledo 20–16+23−32Won 23–0 vs. Richmond+23RichmondWon 23–7 at Cincinnati+16CincinnatiLost 0–13 at Bowling Green-13Bowling GreenWon 20–17 vs. Louisville+3LouisvilleWon 13–3 vs. Buffalo+10BuffaloWon 10–0 vs. Northern Michigan+10Northern Michig…Won 20–12 at Ohio+8OhioWon 9–2 vs. Xavier+7XavierLost 6–38 at Miami (OH)-32Miami (OH)Won 20–16 vs. Toledo+4Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsRichmondW 23–⁠065%
Sep 24atCincinnatiW 23–⁠727%
Oct 1atBowling GreenL 0–⁠1329%
Oct 8vsLouisvilleW 20–⁠1749%
Oct 15vsBuffaloW 13–⁠349%
Oct 22vsNorthern MichiganW 10–⁠084%
Oct 29atOhioW 20–⁠1242%
Nov 5vsXavierW 9–⁠259%
Nov 12atMiami (OH)L 6–⁠3821%
Nov 19vsToledoW 20–⁠1669%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Toledo 20–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 63 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
144–⁠108
Coach
John McVay
Elo
1477 +136 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−4.5 No. 80 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1967

The 1967 draft
Rd 4Tom Stangle OTNew Orleans Saints