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2017 Dayton

5–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Pioneer Football League).

Schedule and results

Dayton in 2017, game by game: lost at Robert Morris 10–13; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 25–23; lost vs. Duquesne 23–28; lost at Morehead State 28–34; lost vs. San Diego 7–23; won at Drake 20–10; lost vs. Campbell 7–17; won at Davidson 48–22; won vs. Butler 27–22; won vs. Marist 36–17; lost at Valparaiso 7–8+26−16Lost 10–13 at Robert Morris-3Robert MorrisWon 25–23 vs. Southeast Missouri State+2Southeast Misso…Lost 23–28 vs. Duquesne-5DuquesneLost 28–34 at Morehead State-6Morehead StateLost 7–23 vs. San Diego-16San DiegoWon 20–10 at Drake+10DrakeLost 7–17 vs. Campbell-10CampbellWon 48–22 at Davidson+26DavidsonWon 27–22 vs. Butler+5ButlerWon 36–17 vs. Marist+19MaristLost 7–8 at Valparaiso-1Valparaiso
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atRobert MorrisL 10–⁠1374%
Sep 9vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 25–⁠2376%
Sep 16vsDuquesneL 23–⁠2860%
Sep 23atMorehead StateL 28–⁠3465%
Sep 30vsSan DiegoL 7–⁠2352%
Oct 7atDrakeW 20–⁠1041%
Oct 14vsCampbellL 7–⁠1763%
Oct 21atDavidsonW 48–⁠2270%
Oct 28vsButlerW 27–⁠2261%
Nov 4vsMaristW 36–⁠1777%
Nov 18atValparaisoL 7–⁠856%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Valparaiso 8–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Pioneer Football League.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 63 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Pioneer Football League
AP final
Unranked
Points
238–⁠217
Coach
—
Elo
1340 −62 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−36.3 No. 98 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 224
Offensive coordinator
Austin King
Defensive coordinator
Landon Fox

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Jake Brunson OG★★No. 3916
James Ellis TE★★No. 4117
Nick Bell OLB

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.748
Offensive line12.00.759
Whole class22.00.754

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2017 Pioneer Football League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego8–⁠010–⁠3
Drake6–⁠27–⁠4
Jacksonville5–⁠37–⁠4
Campbell5–⁠36–⁠5
Valparaiso5–⁠36–⁠5
Butler4–⁠46–⁠5
Dayton4–⁠45–⁠6
Morehead State3–⁠54–⁠7
Marist3–⁠54–⁠7
Stetson1–⁠72–⁠9
Davidson0–⁠82–⁠9

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