FCS

Dayton

Flyers · Pioneer

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#31

Among 128 teams · ▲1 since Week 7

Record

6-1

4-1 vs. FCS

Power rating

+1.90

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−8.04

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Dayton is 6-1 and ranks No. 31 of 128 FCS teams, up 1 spot from Week 7. Its +1.9 power rating is 12.4 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played one of the softest schedules in FCS, 122nd by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 5.6 wins against it; Dayton is 0.4 ahead, 20th in résumé rank.

Best win: 19–9 over Butler as a 34% underdog. Worst loss: 22–30 to Drake as a 76% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 18, after Week 2.

Next: at Stetson on Sat, Oct 31. Dayton is a 26.9-point favorite with a 92% chance to win.

Next game

at Stetson
Away

Dayton by 26.9

Dayton 92% · Stetson 8%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 27 after Week 1 to No. 31 after Week 8.12040Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#31
Week 8: No. 31 · +1.90 power
FCS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 127+3.37
Week 218+4.96
Week 322+3.71
Week 422+4.12
Week 538+0.28
Week 641+0.03
Week 732+1.83
Week 831+1.90

Game results

7 games · 2026
Dayton results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
W37–3285%−7.49
at Butler #33
W19–9Upset34%+1.73
W56–2896%−18.63
at Drake #104
L22–30Upset76%−9.22
W17–1482%−5.17
W30–7—−10.35
W43–20—−8.87
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Pioneer
Pioneer power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
31up 16-1
+1.90
#20−8.04+12.0
33up 55-2
+1.73
#26−5.22+12.9
37up 176-2
+1.27
#22−5.34+9.8
76down 194-4
−5.12
#90−7.49+2.9
95up 93-5
−7.49
#85−3.18-8.3
96up 173-4
−8.12
#100−8.69-0.4
104down 72-6
−9.22
#111−2.85-9.8
111down 174-4
−10.39
#72−7.05-11.3
123up 41-6
−18.63
#119−6.54-24.7
125unchanged0-7
−19.38
#122−3.82-27.7
126unchanged3-5
−19.44
#112−10.54-13.6