1992 Dayton Flyers football team

The 1992 Dayton Flyers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Dayton as an independent during the 1992 NCAA Division III football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Mike Kelly, the Flyers compiled a record of 10–1. The team was ranked number one nationally before losing in the first round of the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs to Mount Union.

1992 Dayton Flyers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–1
Head coach
Home stadiumWelcome Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dayton ^     10 1 0
Aurora ^     9 1 0
Ithaca ^     9 2 0
Evansville     7 2 0
Saint Peter's     7 2 0
Saint Francis (PA)     8 2 1
Drake     7 2 1
San Diego     7 2 1
Buffalo State ^     7 3 0
UAB     7 3 0
Wesley     7 3 0
Union (NY)     6 3 0
Frostburg State     6 3 1
Cortland     7 4 0
Albany     6 4 0
Duquesne     5 4 0
Mercyhurst     5 4 1
Davidson     5 5 0
Maryville (TN)     5 5 0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham     4 5 0
Ferrum     4 5 0
Alfred     4 6 0
Buffalo     4 6 0
Catholic University     4 6 0
Georgetown     4 6 0
Hofstra     4 6 0
Canisius     3 6 1
Colorado College     3 6 0
Menlo     3 6 0
St. Lawrence     3 6 0
Brockport     3 7 0
Charleston Southern     3 7 0
Salisbury State     2 7 0
Siena     2 7 0
Hartwick     1 7 0
Methodist     0 10 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Wisconsin–PlattevilleW 48–07,761[1]
September 19at Wheaton (IL)
W 44–34,500[2]
September 26at UrbanaUrbana, OHW 45–01,500
October 3Mount St. Joseph
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 47–07,833
October 10Mercyhurst
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 42–143,287
October 17Drake
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH (rivalry)
W 38–96,317
October 24Thomas More
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 18–75,836
October 31Evansville
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 40–155,589
November 7at HofstraW 24–135,283
November 14Mount Senario
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 62–66,064
November 21Mount Union
L 10–27[3]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Dayton 48, UW-Platteville 0". The Post-Crescent. September 13, 1992 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Albers, Bucky (September 20, 1992). "Flyers' impressive win over Wheaton has tongues wagging". Dayton Daily News – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ Holley, Michael (November 22, 1992). "Mount Union has its way with Dayton". The Akron Beacon Journal – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ "Final 1992 Division III Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "2018 Dayton Flyers Media Guide" (PDF). University of Dayton. 2018. p. 15.