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1975 Dayton

5–⁠6, coached by Ron Marciniak.

Schedule and results

Dayton in 1975, game by game: lost vs. Western Kentucky 7–27; lost at Eastern Kentucky 24–30; won vs. Akron 31–9; lost vs. Bowling Green 14–21; won at Toledo 24–13; lost at No. 20 Miami (OH) 0–10; lost at Indiana State 14–56; won at McNeese 17–12; lost at Temple 10–23; won at Louisville 32–13; won vs. Marshall 29–8+22−42Lost 7–27 vs. Western Kentucky-20Western KentuckyLost 24–30 at Eastern Kentucky-6Eastern KentuckyWon 31–9 vs. Akron+22AkronLost 14–21 vs. Bowling Green-7Bowling GreenWon 24–13 at Toledo+11ToledoLost 0–10 at No. 20 Miami (OH)-10No. 20 Miami (OH)Lost 14–56 at Indiana State-42Indiana StateWon 17–12 at McNeese+5McNeeseLost 10–23 at Temple-13TempleWon 32–13 at Louisville+19LouisvilleWon 29–8 vs. Marshall+21Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsWestern KentuckyL 7–⁠2758%
Sep 13atEastern KentuckyL 24–⁠3063%
Sep 20vsAkronW 31–⁠964%
Sep 27vsBowling GreenL 14–⁠2121%
Oct 4atToledoW 24–⁠1330%
Oct 11at20Miami (OH)L 0–⁠108%
Oct 18atIndiana StateL 14–⁠5655%
Oct 25atMcNeeseW 17–⁠1241%
Nov 1atTempleL 10–⁠2320%
Nov 8atLouisvilleW 32–⁠1338%
Nov 15vsMarshallW 29–⁠871%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Marshall 29–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 63 on file).

Led the nationKelvin Kirk: yards per catch (24.5)

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
202–⁠222
Coach
Ron Marciniak
Elo
1331 +11 this season
SP+ rating
3.5 No. 67 of 132; offense No. 65, defense No. 58
SRS
−3.6 No. 82 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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