Dayton
3-0Pioneer · Welcome Stadium · 11,000 · 3,110 avg in 2026
LastW 17–14 at Eastern Kentucky · Sat Sep 19 · Luke Hansen 110 rush yds, 1 TD, 10 rec yds
Nextat Drake · Sat Oct 3 · 1 pm ET · Drake Stadium · series 14-7, last win 2022
Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | #175 | #360 | — | Fairmont State | W 43–20 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #195 | #377 | — | Thomas More | W 30–7 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #205 | #168 | +11.5✓ | @Eastern Kentucky | W 17–14 | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Oct 3 | #188 | #234 | @Drake | ||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Morehead State | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Butler | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | San Diego | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Stetson | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Valparaiso | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Davidson | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | @Presbyterian |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | @Eastern Kentucky | W 17–14 | — | — | — | -0.099 | 31.2% | 124.2% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Sep 12 | Thomas More | W 30–7 | — | — | — | +0.145 | 45.5% | 125.0% | Best success rate |
| Aug 29 | Fairmont State | W 43–20 | — | — | — | +0.170 | 38.9% | 131.0% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Season average (3 games) | — | — | +0.072 | 38.5% | 126.7% | ||||
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · at Drake · Sat Oct 3 · 1 pm ET
Dayton is the Ohio program that won two NCAA Division III national championships and built a 17-year winning streak — an FCS institution for 30 years, now chasing the form that made it a dynasty.
Fans here believe dayton's chip is internal — a program measured against its own ceiling. The question isn't disrespect; it's whether the program can still access the standard it set for itself.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 7-4 · last season
✓ measured from 11 games · ranks are among Pioneer teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Dayton has won four of its last five.
Warming. 7-3 over the last 10, and won the last four.
Next Oct 3
vs Drake · away
Outcome band · Dayton · 2026
Outcome band · Dayton · 2026Dayton's most likely season is 3-9 — mid-table finish. The floor is 1-11; the ceiling is 6-6.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Dayton is the Ohio program that won two NCAA Division III national championships and built a 17-year winning streak — an FCS institution for 30 years, now chasing the form that made it a dynasty.
Recruiting buzz
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No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.