2019 Dayton Flyers football
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record8–3 (6–2 PFL)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAustin King (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTee Overman (1st season)
Home stadiumWelcome Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2021 →
2019 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf Overall
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

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.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

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
Valparaiso

Preseason All-PFL teams

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 7 1:00 p.m. at No. 14 Indiana State*
ESPN+ W 42–35 4,950
September 14 3:00 p.m. at Robert Morris*
NEC Front Row W 34–31 2,533
September 21 1:00 p.m. Duquesne*
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
ESPN+ W 41–28 2,388
October 19 1:00 p.m. at Stetson
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
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
MC22 W 46–29 1,767
November 23 1:00 p.m. Butler
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
 Facebook Live W 51–38 1,991

[3][4]

Game summaries

At Indiana State

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

See also: 2019 Indiana State Sycamores football team

At Robert Morris

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

See also: 2019 Robert Morris Colonials football team

Duquesne

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

See also: 2019 Duquesne Dukes football team

Jacksonville

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

See also: 2019 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

At Valparaiso

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

See also: 2019 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

At Stetson

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

See also: 2019 Stetson Hatters football team

San Diego

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

See also: 2019 San Diego Toreros football team

At Morehead State

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

See also: 2019 Morehead State Eagles football team

Marist

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

See also: 2019 Marist Red Foxes football team

At Drake

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

See also: 2019 Drake Bulldogs football team

Butler

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

See also: 2019 Butler Bulldogs football team

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
3 105 Adam Trautman TE New Orleans Saints

References

  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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