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1972 Dayton

4–⁠6–⁠1, coached by John McVay.

Schedule and results

Dayton in 1972, game by game: won vs. Youngstown State 18–13; lost at Miami (OH) 7–34; won vs. Marshall 39–0; lost vs. Louisville 11–28; tied at Southern Illinois 6–6; lost at Ball State 7–28; lost vs. Toledo 17–20; won vs. VMI 14–10; won vs. Xavier 31–13; lost at Bowling Green 0–5; lost at East Carolina 22–24+39−27Won 18–13 vs. Youngstown State+5Youngstown StateLost 7–34 at Miami (OH)-27Miami (OH)Won 39–0 vs. Marshall+39MarshallLost 11–28 vs. Louisville-17LouisvilleTied 6–6 at Southern Illinois0Southern Illino…Lost 7–28 at Ball State-21Ball StateLost 17–20 vs. Toledo-3ToledoWon 14–10 vs. VMI+4VMIWon 31–13 vs. Xavier+18XavierLost 0–5 at Bowling Green-5Bowling GreenLost 22–24 at East Carolina-2East Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsYoungstown StateW 18–⁠1392%
Sep 16atMiami (OH)L 7–⁠3427%
Sep 23vsMarshallW 39–⁠070%
Sep 30vsLouisvilleL 11–⁠2843%
Oct 7atSouthern IllinoisT 6–⁠679%
Oct 14atBall StateL 7–⁠2881%
Oct 21vsToledoL 17–⁠2028%
Oct 28vsVMIW 14–⁠1081%
Nov 4vsXavierW 31–⁠1372%
Nov 11atBowling GreenL 0–⁠523%
Nov 18atEast CarolinaL 22–⁠2427%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to East Carolina 24–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 63 on file).

Record
4–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
172–⁠181
Coach
John McVay
Elo
1361 −79 this season
SP+ rating
-1.2 No. 72 of 121; offense No. 99, defense No. 35
SRS
−10.6 No. 100 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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