2009 Dayton
8–2 (6–1 Pioneer Football League). The season’s Wikipedia article records 9–2, over 11 games to the 10 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Valparaiso 38–7Oct 24
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vsUrbana | L 10–13 | 84% |
| Sep 19 | at Robert Morris | W 21–14 | 60% |
| Sep 26 | vs Duquesne | W 24–17 | 80% |
| Oct 3 | at Morehead State | W 30–15 | 65% |
| Oct 10 | at Campbell | W 35–17 | 81% |
| Oct 24 | at Valparaiso | W 38–7 | 82% |
| Oct 31 | vs San Diego | W 21–14 | 70% |
| Nov 7 | vs Butler | L 28–31 | 70% |
| Nov 14 | at Drake | W 23–6 | 51% |
| Nov 21 | vs Marist | W 27–16 | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Marist 27–16; unranked in the final AP poll; Pioneer Football League champions.
In program history: The tied 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 63 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Dayton’s 2009 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 | vsDavidson | W 17–0 | Dayton’s article |
Pioneer Football League champions6–1 in the conference, shared with Butler
- Record
- 8–2
- Conference
- 6–1 shared first in Pioneer Football League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 257–150
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1479 +66 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −29.3 No. 62 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Dave Whilding
2009 Pioneer Football League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler | 6–1 | 10–1 | |
 Dayton | 6–1 | 8–2 | |
| Drake | 5–2 | 7–3 | |
| Jacksonville | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Marist | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| San Diego | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
 Davidson | 3–4 | 3–6 | |
| Campbell | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Morehead State | 1–6 | 3–7 | |
| Valparaiso | 0–7 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.