2005 Dayton
9–1 (7–1 Pioneer Football League). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Austin Peay 46–0Sep 17
By 46 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vsTiffin | W 38–0 | 61% |
| Sep 10 | vsWittenberg | W 41–23 | 71% |
| Sep 17 | vs Austin Peay | W 46–0 | 70% |
| Sep 24 | at Morehead State | W 42–7 | 44% |
| Oct 1 | vsJacksonville | W 49–17 | 78% |
| Oct 8 | at Drake | W 25–17 | 54% |
| Oct 15 | vs San Diego | L 24–48 | 68% |
| Oct 22 | vs Valparaiso | W 52–7 | 86% |
| Oct 29 | at Davidson | W 45–15 | 70% |
| Nov 5 | at Butler | W 41–7 | 88% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Butler 41–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pioneer Football League.
In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 63 on file).
- Record
- 9–1
- Conference
- 7–1 2nd in Pioneer Football League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 403–141
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1407 +129 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −33.4 No. 66 of 115 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
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2005 Pioneer Football League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego | 5–0 | 11–1 | |
 Dayton | 7–1 | 9–1 | |
| Morehead State | 5–2 | 8–4 | |
| Drake | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| Jacksonville | 3–2 | 4–4 | |
| Davidson | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| Austin Peay | 1–5 | 2–9 | |
| Valparaiso | 1–6 | 3–8 | |
| Butler | 0–6 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.