2019 Dayton Flyers football team

2019 Dayton Flyers football
2019 Dayton Flyers football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	8–3 (6–2 PFL)
Head coach	Rick Chamberlin (12th season);
Offensive coordinator	Austin King (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tee Overman (1st season)
Home stadium	Welcome Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2021 →

The 2019 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 12th-year head coach Rick Chamberlin and played their home games at Welcome Stadium. They competed as a member of the Pioneer Football League. The Flyers finished the season 8–3, 6–2 in PFL play to finish in a tie for second place.

2019 Pioneer Football League standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
San Diego $^	8	–	0	9	–	3
Dayton	6	–	2	8	–	3
Drake	6	–	2	6	–	5
Davidson	5	–	3	8	–	4
Stetson	4	–	4	7	–	4
Marist	4	–	4	4	–	7
Morehead State	3	–	5	5	–	7
Butler	2	–	6	3	–	9
Jacksonville	1	–	7	3	–	9
Valparaiso	1	–	7	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant

Preseason edit

Preseason coaches' poll edit

The Pioneer League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019. The Flyers were picked to finish in second place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	San Diego	79 (7)
2	Dayton	66 (2)
3	Drake	64
4	Marist	52
5	Davidson	48
6	Stetson	44
7	Butler	37
8	Jacksonville	30
9	Morehead State	15
9	Valparaiso	15

Preseason All-PFL teams edit

The Flyers had eight players selected to the preseason all–PFL teams.^[2]

Offense

First team

Tucker Yinger – RB

Ben Gauthier – OL

Second team

Adam Trautman – TE

Defense

First team

Nick Surges – DL

Andrew Lutgens – LB

David Leisring – DB

Special teams

First team

Sean Smith – P

Matt Tunnacliffe – LS

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	1:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Indiana State*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 42–35	4,950
September 14	3:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris*	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NEC Front Row	W 34–31	2,533
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Duquesne*	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	Facebook Live	L 31–35	4,917
October 5	12:00 p.m.	Jacksonville	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	Facebook Live	W 56–28	2,824
October 12	2:00 p.m.	at Valparaiso	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN+	W 41–28	2,388
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at Stetson	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN+	L 21–38	1,407
October 26	12:00 p.m.	San Diego	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	Facebook Live	L 38–50	1,969
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	ESPN+	W 49–35	4,358
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Marist	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	Facebook Live	W 59–35	2,001
November 16	2:00 p.m.	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	MC22	W 46–29	1,767
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Butler	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	Facebook Live	W 51–38	1,991
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries edit

At Indiana State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	7	14	14	7	42
No. 14 Sycamores	7	7	7	14	35

At Robert Morris edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	7	13	7	7	34
Colonials	7	10	7	7	31

Duquesne edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	14	7	7	7	35
Flyers	7	14	7	3	31

Jacksonville edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	7	7	7	7	28
Flyers	7	28	7	14	56

At Valparaiso edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	14	7	13	7	41
Crusaders	7	0	14	7	28

At Stetson edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	0	7	7	7	21
Hatters	7	14	17	0	38

San Diego edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	13	9	14	14	50
Flyers	7	13	0	18	38

At Morehead State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	28	7	7	7	49
Eagles	7	7	14	7	35

Marist edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	7	7	7	14	35
Flyers	7	21	17	14	59

At Drake edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	7	18	7	14	46
Bulldogs	14	8	0	7	29

Butler edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	14	7	14	38
Flyers	17	21	10	3	51

Players drafted into the NFL edit

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
3	105	Adam Trautman	TE	New Orleans Saints

References edit

^ "Defending Champion San Diego again edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coaches' Poll". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
^ "Four-Time First-Team selections Christian and Smith Highlight 26th All-PFL Teams". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
^ "2019 Football Schedule". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
^ "2019 Dayton Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 11, 2019.

[1] "Defending Champion San Diego again edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coaches' Poll". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.

[2] "Four-Time First-Team selections Christian and Smith Highlight 26th All-PFL Teams". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.

[3] "2019 Football Schedule". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved August 11, 2019.

[4] "2019 Dayton Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 11, 2019.

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