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Dayton

FBSI · 1961 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–8
0.200 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
21
1956–1976
All-Time Record
78–130–8
0.380 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#25
1966
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 1
  • Divisional Era · 21 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Dayton head-to-head · History & Eras

1961 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND MVC3–7L 12–16
5Week 5 · Sep 26KENT STATEUnranked—L 14–38
6Week 6 · Oct 3BOWLING GREEN STATEUnranked—L 11–28
7Week 7 · Oct 10OHIOUnranked—L 13–14
8Week 8 · Oct 17LOUISVILLEUnranked—W 7–6
9Week 9 · Oct 24Xavier (XAVIER)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 0–14
10Week 10 · Oct 31Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2HIND FBSI5–4L 12–41
11Week 11 · Nov 7Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI7–3L 0–28
12Week 12 · Nov 14MIAMI (OH)Unranked—L 6–48
13Week 13 · Nov 21Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC8–3W 23–12

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
8.309
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-10
-18+8
  • Wichita State +8
  • Holy Cross -3
  • Xavier -4
  • Detroit Mercy -4
  • Cincinnati -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #109Better than 21%
Win % Place 100thBetter than 28%

0.200 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#109W14#109Regular Season Final#109Post-Season W1#109Post-Season W2#109Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-4
-24
-17
-1
+1
-14
-29
-28
-42
+11

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#931956#471957#1101958#1021959#1121960

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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