Dayton Flyers FCS College Football Ratings & Rankings

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Dayton

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Marginal

A- Overall Grade 91

Balanced Beast

New Blood

Heating Up

Soft Road

8-1 Record

88.9% Win %

#27 FCS Rank#170 nat'l

33.2 Pts / Game

W 5 Streak

Premium Season Forecast

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Performance Rankings: FCS (National)

	Rating	Rank
Overall	91 A-	27 (170)
Power	70 C-	96 (258)
Offensive	72 C-	89 (256)
Defensive	69 D+	98 (260)
Schedule (Current)	61 D-	125 (413)
Schedule (Full Season)	60 D-	128 (414)
Record (Current)	88 B+	38
Record (Full Season)	87 B+	39

Records

Overall	8-1 (88.9%)
Versus FCS Top 25	1-0 (100%)
Versus > .500 Teams	2-0 (100%)
Versus < .500 Teams	6-1 (85.7%)
Last 5 Games	5-0 (100%)

Superlatives

Best Win	#146 Butler
Worst Loss	#456 Drake
Largest MOV	28 pts, #588 Morehead St
Largest MOD	8 pts, #456 Drake

Other Statistics

Points per Game	33.2
Points Against	21.6
Opponent Record	31-58
Average Opponent Rank	427.6
Long Streak	W 5
Current Streak	W 5

Dayton Flyers Program History

Dayton Flyers has been rated by Versus for 19 seasons, from 2007-08 through 2026-27.

Winning season Losing season Current season Bars run from .500; # is the season-ending Versus rank

Versus divisional rankings begin in 2010-11; earlier seasons show the record only.

Season-by-season table

Season	Record	Win %	Versus Rank
2007-08	11-1	91.7%	—
2008-09	9-3	75.0%	—
2009-10	9-2	81.8%	—
2010-11	10-1	90.9%	#56
2011-12	6-5	54.5%	#97
2012-13	6-5	54.5%	#88
2013-14	7-4	63.6%	#75
2014-15	8-3	72.7%	#75
2015-16	10-2	83.3%	#35
2016-17	9-2	81.8%	#55
2017-18	5-6	45.5%	#100
2018-19	6-5	54.5%	#90
2019-20	8-3	72.7%	#62
2021-22	6-4	60.0%	#78
2022-23	8-3	72.7%	#68
2023-24	4-7	36.4%	#114
2024-25	6-5	54.5%	#96
2025-26	7-4	63.6%	#72
2026-27	8-1	88.9%	#27

Pioneer

Rank	Team	W	L	Change
146	Butler	8	2	24
170	Dayton	8	1	12
221	St Thomas MN	7	3	11
271	San Diego	5	5	25
398	Presbyterian	4	5	6
404	Valparaiso	4	5	10
425	Marist	5	5	18
456	Drake	3	7	16
497	Davidson	4	6	26
588	Morehead St	2	8	2
613	Stetson	1	9	7

Game Results

Date	Opponent	Outcome
Sat Aug 29	vs Fairmont St (3-7) (D2) Mountain East · D2	W43-20
Sat Sep 12	vs Thomas More (2-8) (D2) GMAC · D2	W30-7
Sat Sep 19	at Eastern Kentucky (3-7) UAC	W17-14
Sat Oct 3	at Drake (3-7) Pioneer	L22-30
Sat Oct 10	vs Morehead St (2-8) Pioneer	W56-28
Sat Oct 17	at #21 Butler (8-2) (#146 nationally) Pioneer	W19-9
Sat Oct 24	vs San Diego (5-5) Pioneer	W37-32
Sat Oct 31	at Stetson (1-9) Pioneer	W44-34
Sat Nov 7	vs Valparaiso (4-5) Pioneer	W31-20

Ranking History

Week	Date	Rank	W	L	Change
0	Aug 1	355	0	0
1	Aug 31	308	1	0	47
2	Sep 8	328	1	0	20
3	Sep 13	320	2	0	8
4	Sep 20	251	3	0	69
5	Sep 27	229	3	0	22
6	Oct 4	298	3	1	69
7	Oct 11	343	4	1	45
8	Oct 18	256	5	1	87
9	Oct 25	187	6	1	69
10	Nov 1	182	7	1	5
11	Nov 8	170	8	1	12

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