2015 Dayton Flyers football team

2015 Dayton Flyers football

Pioneer Football League Co–champions
FCS Playoffs First Round vs Western Illinois, L 7–24
Conference	Pioneer Football League
2015 record	10–2 (7–1 PFL)
Head coach	Rick Chamberlin (8th year)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Evans
Defensive coordinator	Landon Fox
Home stadium	Welcome Stadium (Capacity: 11,000)

2015 Pioneer Football League standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Dayton +^		7	–	1		10	–	2
San Diego +		7	–	1		9	–	2
Jacksonville*		6	–	2		9	–	2
Morehead State		6	–	2		7	–	4
Butler		4	–	4		6	–	5
Drake		4	–	4		5	–	6
Marist		4	–	4		5	–	6
Campbell		3	–	5		5	–	6
Stetson		1	–	7		3	–	8
Valparaiso		1	–	7		2	–	9
Davidson		1	–	7		2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant *Jacksonville ineligible for PFL title and FCS Playoffs due to matters regarding the PFL’s financial aid rules Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth 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 10–2, 7–1 in PFL play to share the league championship with San Diego. Due to their head to head victory over San Diego, they received the PFL's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Western Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	12:00 PM	at Robert Morris*	Joe Walton Stadium • Moon Township, PA		W 27–24	1,329
September 19	1:00 PM	Duquesne*	Welcome Stadium • Dayton, OH	TWCS	W 24–13	4,119
September 26	6:00 PM	Kennesaw State*	Welcome Stadium • Dayton, OH		W 31–27	2,512
October 3	1:00 PM	at Stetson	Spec Martin Stadium • DeLand, FL		W 27–14	3,164
October 10	1:00 PM	San Diego	Welcome Stadium • Dayton, OH		W 13–12	2,556
October 17	2:00 PM	at Valparaiso	Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN		W 44–14	3,136
October 24	6:00 PM	Butler	Welcome Stadium • Dayton, OH		W 27–24	3,766
October 31	1:00 PM	Jacksonville	Welcome Stadium • Dayton, OH		W 31–14	2,275
November 7	1:00 PM	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium • Morehead, KY		W 20–15	8,294
November 14	1:00 PM	Marist	Welcome Stadium • Dayton, OH	TWCS	W 28–21	3,118
November 21	2:00 PM	at Drake	Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA		L 17–27	1,330
November 28	12:00 PM	Western Illinois	Welcome Stadium • Dayton, OH (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 7–24	997
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

Game summaries

@ Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	0	0	17	10	27
Colonials	0	10	0	14	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–2	2014	W 31–7

Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	6	0	7	0	13
Flyers	3	0	14	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–7	2014	L 13–33

Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	13	14	0	0	27
Flyers	7	14	7	3	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ Stetson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	10	7	10	0	27
Hatters	7	0	0	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	W 49–20

San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	6	3	0	3	12
Flyers	3	0	10	0	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–7	2014	L 29–40

@ Valparaiso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	14	3	24	3	44
Crusaders	7	7	0	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–2	2014	W 42–19

Butler

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	10	7	7	0	24
Flyers	7	7	3	10	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–12–1	2014	W 21–14

Jacksonville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	0	7	7	14
Flyers	7	17	7	0	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2012	L 17–21

@ Morehead State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	7	7	0	6	20
Eagles	15	0	0	0	15

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–5	2014	W 41–7

Marist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	0	0	14	7	21
Flyers	10	7	3	8	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–1	2014	W 31–21

@ Drake

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	0	0	7	10	17
Bulldogs	7	14	0	6	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–7	2014	L 30–34

FCS Playoffs

First Round–Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	0	10	7	7	24
Flyers	7	0	0	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

References

Dayton Flyers football

Venues	Baujan Field (1925-1974) Welcome Stadium (1974–present)

Bowls & rivalries	1952 Salad Bowl

Culture & lore	Rudy Flyer "Victory"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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National championship seasons in bold

2015 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

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