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1971 Dayton

5–⁠6, coached by John McVay.

Schedule and results

Dayton in 1971, game by game: won vs. Cincinnati 16–3; lost vs. Southern Illinois 14–31; lost vs. Miami (OH) 0–14; lost at Louisville 13–41; lost at Tampa 14–47; won at Marshall 13–0; lost at No. 14 Toledo 7–35; won vs. Youngstown State 35–24; won at Xavier 20–10; lost vs. Villanova 7–14; won vs. Bowling Green 26–16+13−33Won 16–3 vs. Cincinnati+13CincinnatiLost 14–31 vs. Southern Illinois-17Southern Illino…Lost 0–14 vs. Miami (OH)-14Miami (OH)Lost 13–41 at Louisville-28LouisvilleLost 14–47 at Tampa-33TampaWon 13–0 at Marshall+13MarshallLost 7–35 at No. 14 Toledo-28No. 14 ToledoWon 35–24 vs. Youngstown State+11Youngstown StateWon 20–10 at Xavier+10XavierLost 7–14 vs. Villanova-7VillanovaWon 26–16 vs. Bowling Green+10Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsCincinnatiW 16–⁠352%
Sep 18vsSouthern IllinoisL 14–⁠3192%
Sep 25vsMiami (OH)L 0–⁠1437%
Oct 2atLouisvilleL 13–⁠4129%
Oct 9atTampaL 14–⁠4748%
Oct 16atMarshallW 13–⁠050%
Oct 23at14ToledoL 7–⁠3510%
Oct 30vsYoungstown StateW 35–⁠2489%
Nov 6atXavierW 20–⁠1070%
Nov 13vsVillanovaL 7–⁠1442%
Nov 20vsBowling GreenW 26–⁠1647%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Bowling Green 26–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 63 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
165–⁠235
Coach
John McVay
Elo
1410 −64 this season
SP+ rating
-0.3 No. 67 of 120; offense No. 90, defense No. 38
SRS
−8.1 No. 92 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1972

The 1972 draft
Rd 3Gary Kosins RBMiami Dolphins