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1969 Dayton

3–⁠7, coached by John McVay.

Schedule and results

Dayton in 1969, game by game: lost at Kent State 14–24; lost vs. Miami (OH) 9–19; lost vs. Bowling Green 7–27; lost at Louisville 17–24; lost at Buffalo 0–27; won vs. Northern Illinois 56–24; lost vs. Akron 10–14; won vs. Xavier 32–14; won at Villanova 27–20; lost at Toledo 0–20+32−27Lost 14–24 at Kent State-10Kent StateLost 9–19 vs. Miami (OH)-10Miami (OH)Lost 7–27 vs. Bowling Green-20Bowling GreenLost 17–24 at Louisville-7LouisvilleLost 0–27 at Buffalo-27BuffaloWon 56–24 vs. Northern Illinois+32Northern Illino…Lost 10–14 vs. Akron-4AkronWon 32–14 vs. Xavier+18XavierWon 27–20 at Villanova+7VillanovaLost 0–20 at Toledo-20Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13atKent StateL 14–⁠2457%
Sep 20vsMiami (OH)L 9–⁠1939%
Sep 27vsBowling GreenL 7–⁠2751%
Oct 4atLouisvilleL 17–⁠2438%
Oct 11atBuffaloL 0–⁠2736%
Oct 18vsNorthern IllinoisW 56–⁠2487%
Oct 25vsAkronL 10–⁠1486%
Nov 1vsXavierW 32–⁠1459%
Nov 8atVillanovaW 27–⁠2023%
Nov 15atToledoL 0–⁠2016%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Toledo 20–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 12th-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
172–⁠213
Coach
John McVay
Elo
1409 −90 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−10.8 No. 93 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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