2015 Dayton Flyers football team

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.

2015 Dayton Flyers football
Pioneer Football League co-champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 7–24 vs. Western Illinois
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	10–2 (7–1 PFL)
Head coach	Rick Chamberlin (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Evans
Defensive coordinator	Landon Fox (6th season)
Home stadium	Welcome Stadium

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

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 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

See also: 2015 Robert Morris Colonials football team

Duquesne

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

See also: 2015 Duquesne Dukes football team

Kennesaw State

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

See also: 2015 Kennesaw State Owls football team

@ Stetson

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

See also: 2015 Stetson Hatters football team

San Diego

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

See also: 2015 San Diego Toreros football team

@ Valparaiso

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

See also: 2015 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

Butler

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

See also: 2015 Butler Bulldogs football team

Jacksonville

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

See also: 2015 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

@ Morehead State

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

See also: 2015 Morehead State Eagles football team

Marist

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

See also: 2015 Marist Red Foxes football team

@ Drake

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

See also: 2015 Drake Bulldogs football team

FCS Playoffs

First Round–Western Illinois

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

See also: 2015 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team