NCAA FCS Pioneer

Dayton football predictions & picks

Pioneer

2026 record: 8-1
Pioneer: 1st
PPG: 33.2
Streak: W5
Last 5: Won 56–28 vs Morehead State · Sat, Oct 10 Won 19–9 at Butler · Sat, Oct 17 Won 37–32 vs San Diego · Sat, Oct 24 Won 44–34 at Stetson · Sat, Oct 31 Won 31–20 vs Valparaiso · Sat, Nov 7

Dayton next game

Wk 11

Dayton vs12:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Davidson

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Dayton 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 vsFairmont State Fairmont St W43–20 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vsThomas More College Thomas More W30–7 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Eastern Kentucky E Kentucky W17–14 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 @Drake Drake L22–30 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs Morehead State Morehead St W56–28 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Butler Butler W19–9 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs San Diego San Diego W37–32 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @Stetson Stetson W44–34 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Valparaiso Valparaiso W31–20 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Davidson Davidson 12:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @Presbyterian Presbyterian 12:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Dayton team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 33.2/ game 25th

Total yards 383.2/ game 45th

Passing yards 227.9/ game 43rd

Rushing yards 155.3/ game 55th

Third-down conversions 45.5% 15th

Giveaways 1.4/ game 78th

Time of possession 32:53 4th

Defense

Points allowed 21.6/ game 23rd

Yards allowed 369.4/ game 63rd

Passing yards allowed 267.7/ game 117th

Rushing yards allowed 101.8/ game 7th

Takeaways 1.9/ game 15th

Penalties 5.1/ game 22nd

Dayton leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Bryce Schondelmyer 1,992yds 20 TD · 8 INT · 67.0% comp. · 9 games

Rushing Luke Hansen 554yds 6 TD · 5.5 per carry · 8 games

Receiving Michael Mussari 618yds 48 catches · 5 TD · 9 games

Tackles Joe Kingsbury 64 9 games

Sacks Jace Schaefer 5.5 9 games

Interceptions Javawn Brooks 4 5 passes defended · 9 games

Pioneer standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Dayton Dayton 810 8-1 .889 299194 +105 W5

2 Butler Butler 820 8-2 .800 334196 +138 W3

3 St. Thomas St Thomas 720 7-2 .778 323210 +113 L1

4 Marist Marist 550 5-5 .500 249226 +23 W1

5 San Diego San Diego 550 5-5 .500 313355 −42 W2

6 Valparaiso Valparaiso 450 4-5 .444 236204 +32 L1

7 Davidson Davidson 460 4-6 .400 231349 −118 W1

8 Presbyterian Presbyterian 350 3-5 .375 173314 −141 L2

9 Drake Drake 370 3-7 .300 258349 −91 L1

10 Morehead State Morehead St 280 2-8 .200 272405 −133 L2

11 Stetson Stetson 190 1-9 .100 234422 −188 L8

Dayton FAQ

Who does Dayton play next?

Next up for Dayton: home against Davidson, Saturday, November 14, 12:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Dayton’s record this season?

Dayton is 8-1, 1st in the Pioneer.

Who leads Dayton in passing yards?

Bryce Schondelmyer, with 1,992 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (20 TD · 8 INT · 67.0% comp. · 9 games).

Pioneer rivals

All teams

Butler Davidson Drake Marist Morehead State Presbyterian San Diego St. Thomas Stetson Valparaiso

Dayton this week

Dayton is 8-1, 5-1 in Pioneer play. Its last game was a 31–20 win over Valparaiso at home on November 7, its fifth in a row. Its offense averages 33.2 points a game (25th in FCS), and its defense allows 21.6 (23rd).

Next up, Dayton hosts Davidson on Saturday, November 14 at 12:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.