2018 Dayton Flyers football team

Dayton Flyers football
2018 Dayton Flyers football
File:Dayton Flyers logo.svg
Conference	Pioneer Football League
2018 record	6–5 (5–3 PFL)
Head coach	{{{HeadCoach}}}
Home stadium	Welcome Stadium; (Capacity: 11,000)
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Template:2018 Pioneer Football League standings The 2018 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 11th-year head coach Rick Chamberlin and played their home games at Welcome Stadium. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in PFL play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Previous season[]

The Flyers finished the 2017 season 5–6, 4–4 in PFL play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Preseason[]

Award watch lists[]

Lott Trophy – Sr. S David Leisring^[1]

Preseason All-PFL team[]

The PFL released their preseason all-PFL team on July 30, 2018, with the Flyers having seven players selected.^[2]

Offense

Adam Trautman – TE

Tucker Yinger – RB

Ben Gauthier – OL

Defense

Nick Surges – DL

David Leisring – DB

Special teams

Sean Smith – P

Matt Tunnacliffe – LS

Preseason coaches poll[]

The PFL released their preseason coaches poll on July 31, 2018, with the Flyers predicted to finish in second place.^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	San Diego	81 (9)
2	Dayton	72 (1)
3	Drake	58
T–4	Butler	48
T–4	Valparaiso	48
6	Jacksonville	47
7	Marist	44
8	Morehead State	22
9	Stetson	19
10	Davidson	11

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	1:00 p.m.	Robert Morris*	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	Facebook Live	W 49–28	3,012
September 8	1:00 p.m.	at Southeast Missouri State*	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	L 21–40	4,273
September 15	12:00 p.m.	at Duquesne*	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	NECFR	L 26–31	1,534
September 22	1:00 p.m.	Davidson	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	Facebook Live	W 42–21	4,700
September 29	1:00 p.m.	at Marist	Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY		L 17–28	2,830
October 6	1:00 p.m.	Valparaiso	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	Facebook Live	W 53–20	2,592
October 13	5:00 p.m.	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA		L 36–34	2,997
October 20	1:00 p.m.	Drake	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	Facebook Live	L 17–28	2,168
October 27	12:00 p.m.	at Butler	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	Facebook Live	W 38–28	1,992
November 10	1:00 p.m.	Morehead State	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	Facebook Live	W 63–20	2,325
November 17	1:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL		W 34–7	1,492
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source: Schedule

Game summaries[]

Robert Morris[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Colonials	7	7	7	7	28
Flyers	21	7	14	7	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–3	2017	RMU, 13–10

at Southeast Missouri State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Flyers	7	0	7	7	21
Redhawks	3	10	7	20	40

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2017	DAY, 25–23

at Duquesne[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Flyers	6	7	6	7	26
Dukes	14	10	7	0	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–9	2017	DUQ, 28–23

Davidson[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Wildcats	14	0	0	7	21
Flyers	0	14	21	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–1	2017	DAY, 48–22

at Marist[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Flyers	0	7	10	0	17
Red Foxes	7	7	7	7	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–1	2017	DAY, 36–17

Valparaiso[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Crusaders	7	6	0	7	20
Flyers	14	23	16	0	53

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–3	2017	VALPO, 8–7

at San Diego[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Flyers	7	7	7	13	34
Toreros	6	17	0	13	36

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–9	2017	USD, 23–7

Drake[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Bulldogs	7	7	7	7	28
Flyers	7	3	0	7	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–8	2017	DAY, 20–10

at Butler[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Flyers	14	7	7	10	38
Bulldogs	0	7	6	15	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–12–1	2017	DAY, 27–22

Morehead State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Eagles	0	13	0	7	20
Flyers	21	21	14	7	63

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–6	2017	MORE, 34–28

at Jacksonville[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Flyers	3	17	14	0	34
Dolphins	0	0	0	7	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–4	2016	DAY, 36–16

References[]

[1] ttp://lottimpacttrophy.org/2018-watch-list/

[2] ttp://www.pioneer-football.org/news/archives/2018/1361/twelve-first-team-all-pfl-returnees-highlight-preseason-all-pfl-team/

[3] ttp://www.pioneer-football.org/news/archives/2018/1362/defending-champion-san-diego-edges-dayton-in-pfl-preseason-coaches-poll/

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