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1968 Dayton

5–⁠5, coached by John McVay.

Schedule and results

Dayton in 1968, game by game: won vs. Kent State 24–10; won vs. St. Joseph’s (Pennsylvania) 57–0; lost at Bowling Green 14–20; won vs. Louisville 28–14; lost vs. Southern Illinois 17–18; lost at Ohio 12–42; lost at Xavier 25–27; lost at Miami (OH) 0–14; won vs. Toledo 10–3; won at Temple 35–17+57−30Won 24–10 vs. Kent State+14Kent StateWon 57–0 vs. St. Joseph’s (Pennsylvania)+57St. Joseph’s (P…Lost 14–20 at Bowling Green-6Bowling GreenWon 28–14 vs. Louisville+14LouisvilleLost 17–18 vs. Southern Illinois-1Southern Illino…Lost 12–42 at Ohio-30OhioLost 25–27 at Xavier-2XavierLost 0–14 at Miami (OH)-14Miami (OH)Won 10–3 vs. Toledo+7ToledoWon 35–17 at Temple+18Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsKent StateW 24–⁠1056%
Sep 21vsSt. Joseph’s (Pennsylvania)W 57–⁠090%
Sep 28atBowling GreenL 14–⁠2047%
Oct 5vsLouisvilleW 28–⁠1459%
Oct 19vsSouthern IllinoisL 17–⁠1893%
Oct 26atOhioL 12–⁠4227%
Nov 2atXavierL 25–⁠2751%
Nov 9atMiami (OH)L 0–⁠1422%
Nov 16vsToledoW 10–⁠344%
Nov 23atTempleW 35–⁠1785%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Temple 35–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll.

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

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
222–⁠165
Coach
John McVay
Elo
1498 +9 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−11.5 No. 91 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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