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2006 Dayton

4–⁠6 (1–⁠6 Pioneer Football League).

Schedule and results

Dayton in 2006, game by game: won vs. Robert Morris 21–14; won vs. Wittenberg 35–28; won vs. Austin Peay 28–23; lost at Butler 20–23; lost vs. Morehead State 15–22; lost vs. Jacksonville 21–28; lost at Davidson 36–37; lost vs. Drake 9–21; won vs. Valparaiso 51–7; lost at San Diego 14–56+44−42Won 21–14 vs. Robert Morris+7Robert MorrisWon 35–28 vs. Wittenberg+7WittenbergWon 28–23 vs. Austin Peay+5Austin PeayLost 20–23 at Butler-3ButlerLost 15–22 vs. Morehead State-7Morehead StateLost 21–28 vs. Jacksonville-7JacksonvilleLost 36–37 at Davidson-1DavidsonLost 9–21 vs. Drake-12DrakeWon 51–7 vs. Valparaiso+44ValparaisoLost 14–56 at San Diego-42San Diego
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsRobert MorrisW 21–⁠1476%
Sep 9vsWittenbergW 35–⁠2875%
Sep 23vsAustin PeayW 28–⁠2387%
Sep 30atButlerL 20–⁠2385%
Oct 7vsMorehead StateL 15–⁠2281%
Oct 14vsJacksonvilleL 21–⁠2866%
Oct 21atDavidsonL 36–⁠3749%
Oct 28vsDrakeL 9–⁠2150%
Nov 4vsValparaisoW 51–⁠782%
Nov 11atSan DiegoL 14–⁠5616%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San Diego 56–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Pioneer Football League.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 63 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 7th in Pioneer Football League
AP final
Unranked
Points
250–⁠259
Coach
—
Elo
1269 −102 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−43.2 No. 104 of 120 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2006 Pioneer Football League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego7–⁠011–⁠1
Drake6–⁠19–⁠2
Davidson5–⁠26–⁠4
Jacksonville4–⁠34–⁠6
Butler2–⁠53–⁠8
Morehead State2–⁠52–⁠9
Dayton1–⁠64–⁠6
Valparaiso1–⁠63–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.