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1970 Dayton

5–⁠4–⁠1, coached by John McVay.

Schedule and results

Dayton in 1970, game by game: won vs. Xavier 45–22; lost vs. Cincinnati 7–13; tied at Bowling Green 14–14; won vs. Louisville 28–11; lost at Ohio 14–17; won vs. Buffalo 41–0; won at Akron 14–6; won at Northern Illinois 21–20; lost at Miami (OH) 0–17; lost vs. No. 16 Toledo 7–31+41−24Won 45–22 vs. Xavier+23XavierLost 7–13 vs. Cincinnati-6CincinnatiTied 14–14 at Bowling Green0Bowling GreenWon 28–11 vs. Louisville+17LouisvilleLost 14–17 at Ohio-3OhioWon 41–0 vs. Buffalo+41BuffaloWon 14–6 at Akron+8AkronWon 21–20 at Northern Illinois+1Northern Illino…Lost 0–17 at Miami (OH)-17Miami (OH)Lost 7–31 vs. No. 16 Toledo-24No. 16 Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vsXavierW 45–⁠2267%
Sep 19vsCincinnatiL 7–⁠1356%
Sep 26atBowling GreenT 14–⁠1435%
Oct 3vsLouisvilleW 28–⁠1158%
Oct 10atOhioL 14–⁠1737%
Oct 17vsBuffaloW 41–⁠065%
Oct 24atAkronW 14–⁠682%
Oct 31atNorthern IllinoisW 21–⁠2075%
Nov 7atMiami (OH)L 0–⁠1726%
Nov 14vs16ToledoL 7–⁠3125%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Toledo 31–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 63 on file).

Led the nationBrian Bream: points per game (12.012)

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
191–⁠151
Coach
John McVay
Elo
1461 +22 this season
SP+ rating
2.2 No. 60 of 117; offense No. 78, defense No. 36
SRS
−8.5 No. 84 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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