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Dayton

FBSI · 1972 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–6–1
0.409 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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12YOUNGSTOWN STATEUnranked—W 18–13
4Week 4 · Sep 19Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC7–3L 7–34
5Week 5 · Sep 26Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HIND FBSI2–8W 39–0
6Week 6 · Oct 3Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND MVC9–1L 11–28
7Week 7 · Oct 10Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND FBSI1–8–1T 6–6
8Week 8 · Oct 17BALL STATEUnranked—L 7–28
9Week 9 · Oct 24Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC6–5L 17–20
10Week 10 · Oct 31Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON2–9W 14–10
11Week 11 · Nov 7Xavier (XAVIER)H2HIND FBSI2–8W 31–13
12Week 12 · Nov 14Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC6–3–1L 0–5
13Week 13 · Nov 21East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON9–2L 22–24

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
4.716
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-8
-14+6
  • Marshall +2
  • Virginia Military Institute +2
  • Xavier +2
  • Southern Illinois 0
  • Louisville -1
  • East Carolina -2
  • Miami (OH) -3
  • Bowling Green -3
  • Toledo -5

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 #91Better than 34%
Win % Place 82ndBetter than 41%

0.409 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#91Regular Season Final#91Post-Season W1#91Post-Season W2#91Post-Season W3#91Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+5
-27
+39
-17
0
-21
-3
+4
+18
-5
-2

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

Final Rank by Season
#471967#661968#911969#591970#761971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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