2025
6-4- D-I rank
- #219
- Rating
- 33.4
Dayton
Pioneer · 2 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.
Playoff projection
6.4 projected winsField
10%
Seeded
0%
Quarters
<1%
Semis
0%
Final
0%
Title
0%
24 teams: eleven conference champions take automatic bids and thirteen are chosen at large. The top eight are seeded and skip the first round. Automatic bid in 10% of runs.
Schedule
3 played · 6 to comeOpponent ranks use the selected season's current or final board.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Projected | Win prob |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | at #196Eastern Kentucky | W17–14 | -9.8 | 28% |
| 5 | at #252Drake | L22–30 | -4.2 | 40% |
| 6 | vs #265Morehead State | W56–28 | +23.2 | 92% |
| 7 | at #192ButlerWin chance 42% · Margin -3.4 | — | -3.4 | 42% |
| 8 | vs #243San DiegoWin chance 67% · Margin 7.4 | — | +7.4 | 67% |
| 9 | at #264StetsonWin chance 91% · Margin 21.6 | — | +21.6 | 91% |
| 10 | vs #247ValparaisoWin chance 84% · Margin 16.3 | — | +16.3 | 84% |
| 11 | vs #266DavidsonWin chance 97% · Margin 29.9 | — | +29.9 | 97% |
| 12 | at #261PresbyterianWin chance 48% · Margin -0.8 | — | -0.8 | 48% |
Roster and position units
Roster mean 70.3 · Offense 70.0 · Defense 70.5
Mean across rated position-depth slots; missing slots excluded. AVR aggregation of vendor player grades, not a vendor-issued team grade.
Mean overall grade of each unit’s top-rated players, as of week 6. Ranks are within FCS.
QB 75.1
#52 of 125 · 1/1 players
RB 75.2
#41 of 126 · 2/2 players
WR 68.2
#71 of 126 · 3/3 players
TE 74.7
#19 of 124 · 1/1 players
OL 67.1
#39 of 125 · 5/5 players
DL 73.7
#34 of 126 · 4/4 players
LB 66.1
#109 of 126 · 3/3 players
DB 70.7
#76 of 126 · 5/5 players
offense · overall grade
- RBMason Hackett76.9
- QBBryce Schondelmyer75.1
- TEDonovan Weatherly74.7
- WRMichael Mussari74.3
- OLMatthew Appel73.9
- RBNoah Spencer73.5
- RBLuke Hansen73.2
- KThomas Thakady69.0
defense · overall grade
- LBDavid Curl III80.1
- DLZane Plattner78.6
- DLGriffin Suren77.2
- DBJavawn Brooks76.9
- DBKolyn Ogletree73.1
- DLCollin Ansel72.0
- DBPaul Knapke71.5
- DLGustav Dammann67.0
Past seasons
Year by year
+10.6 points since 2022
2022 22.82023 23.12024 27.22025 33.4
2024
5-5- D-I rank
- #239
- Rating
- 27.2
2023
2-7- D-I rank
- #246
- Rating
- 23.1
2022
7-3- D-I rank
- #248
- Rating
- 22.8