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1976 Dayton

4–⁠7, coached by Ron Marciniak.

Schedule and results

Dayton in 1976, game by game: lost vs. Eastern Kentucky 7–21; won at Youngstown State 41–16; lost vs. Villanova 30–31; won at Indiana State 20–14; lost vs. Ball State 13–20; lost at Akron 6–27; lost at Marshall 0–9; won vs. Toledo 17–14; won at UL Monroe 37–13; lost vs. Temple 6–35; lost at Miami (OH) 8–28+25−29Lost 7–21 vs. Eastern Kentucky-14Eastern KentuckyWon 41–16 at Youngstown State+25Youngstown StateLost 30–31 vs. Villanova-1VillanovaWon 20–14 at Indiana State+6Indiana StateLost 13–20 vs. Ball State-7Ball StateLost 6–27 at Akron-21AkronLost 0–9 at Marshall-9MarshallWon 17–14 vs. Toledo+3ToledoWon 37–13 at UL Monroe+24UL MonroeLost 6–35 vs. Temple-29TempleLost 8–28 at Miami (OH)-20Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsEastern KentuckyL 7–⁠2184%
Sep 11atYoungstown StateW 41–⁠1666%
Sep 18vsVillanovaL 30–⁠3159%
Sep 25atIndiana StateW 20–⁠1455%
Oct 2vsBall StateL 13–⁠2028%
Oct 9atAkronL 6–⁠2758%
Oct 16atMarshallL 0–⁠948%
Oct 23vsToledoW 17–⁠1453%
Nov 6atUL MonroeW 37–⁠1343%
Nov 13vsTempleL 6–⁠3543%
Nov 20atMiami (OH)L 8–⁠2825%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami (OH) 28–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 63 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
185–⁠228
Coach
Ron Marciniak
Elo
1302 −85 this season
SP+ rating
-14.6 No. 114 of 132; offense No. 119, defense No. 104
SRS
−14.3 No. 119 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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