2016 Dayton
9–2 (7–1 Pioneer Football League). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Marist 59–31Nov 12
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vsCentral State | W 31–19 | 83% |
| Sep 10 | vs Robert Morris | W 13–0 | 81% |
| Sep 17 | at Duquesne | L 20–34 | 45% |
| Sep 24 | at San Diego | L 22–34 | 41% |
| Oct 1 | vs Drake | W 35–10 | 64% |
| Oct 8 | vs Morehead State | W 51–27 | 70% |
| Oct 15 | atJacksonville | W 36–16 | 46% |
| Oct 22 | at Butler | W 31–16 | 67% |
| Oct 29 | vs Stetson | W 21–10 | 80% |
| Nov 5 | vs Valparaiso | W 37–21 | 89% |
| Nov 12 | at Marist | W 59–31 | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Marist 59–31; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pioneer Football League.
In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 63 on file).
- Record
- 9–2
- Conference
- 7–1 2nd in Pioneer Football League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 356–218
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1453 +102 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −24.8 No. 58 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
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- Offensive coordinator
- Eric Evans
- Defensive coordinator
- Landon Fox
2016 Pioneer Football League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego | 8–0 | 10–2 | |
 Dayton | 7–1 | 9–2 | |
| Drake | 6–2 | 7–4 | |
| Marist | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
| Jacksonville | 4–3 | 5–5 | |
 Campbell | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| Morehead State | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Valparaiso | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Stetson | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Butler | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
 Davidson | 0–8 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.