2022 Dayton Flyers football
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record8–3 (6–2 PFL)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJosh Hendershot (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTee Overman (3rd season)
Home stadiumWelcome Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
St. Thomas (MN) * $   8 – 0     10 – 1  
Davidson ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Dayton   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Butler   5 – 3     7 – 4  
San Diego   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Valparaiso   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Marist   4 – 4     4 – 7  
Drake   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Stetson   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Morehead State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Presbyterian   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – St. Thomas (MN) ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton as a member of the Pioneer Football League during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Flyers were led by 14th-year head coach Rick Chamberlin and played their home games at Welcome Stadium. Despite the Flyers finishing in a second place tie in the conference with a 6-2 conference record, they still had a chance to claim the PFL’s automatic bid in the FCS Playoffs (due to St. Thomas (MN) being ineligible due to their 5-year transition from Division III to Division I) but failed to do so after a narrow 24-23 loss to Davidson in the final week of the regular season.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The Pioneer League released their preseason coaches' poll on August 1, 2022. The Flyers were picked to finish in fourth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Davidson 98 (8)
2 San Diego 91 (3)
3 St. Thomas 78
4 Dayton 72
5 Morehead State 58
6 Marist 52
7 Drake 42
8 Valparaiso 34
9 Stetson 33
10 Butler 30
11 Presbyterian 17

Preseason All-PFL teams

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:00 p.m.at Robert Morris*
ESPN+W 22–203,207
September 102:00 p.m.at Youngstown State*
ESPN+L 16–49 13,597
September 171:00 p.m.Kentucky State*
FacebookW 46–32,682
October 11:00 p.m.Drake
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH (Rivalry)
FacebookW 27–144,600
October 81:00 p.m.at Butler
FloSportsL 0–312,733
October 1512:00 p.m.at Marist
ESPN3W 24–7718
October 221:00 p.m.Stetson
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
FacebookW 23–202,587
October 291:00 p.m.Valparaiso
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
FacebookW 31–242,566
November 51:00 p.m.at Presbyterian
ESPN+W 52–281,366
November 121:00 p.m.Morehead State
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
FacebookW 49–272,549
November 191:00 p.m.at Davidson
L 23–244,103

Game summaries

at Robert Morris

1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 3 3 16 0 22
Colonials 0 14 0 6 20

See also: 2022 Robert Morris Colonials football team

at Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 0 10 0 6 16
Penguins 21 7 7 14 49

See also: 2022 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Kentucky State

1 2 3 4 Total
Thorobreds 0 3 0 0 3
Flyers 7 3 22 14 46

Drake

1 2 3 4 Total
Drake Bulldogs 0 7 0 7 14
Flyers 7 3 14 3 27

See also: 2022 Butler Bulldogs football team and Dayton–Drake football rivalry

at Butler

1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 0 0 0 0 0
Butler Bulldogs 3 7 14 7 31

See also: 2022 Butler Bulldogs football team

at Marist

1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 0 7 3 14 24
Red Foxes 0 0 0 7 7

See also: 2022 Marist Red Foxes football team

Stetson

1 2 3 4 Total
Hatters 0 10 10 0 20
Flyers 0 10 3 10 23

See also: 2022 Stetson Hatters football team

Valparaiso

1 2 3 4 Total
Beacons 14 0 7 3 24
Flyers 14 3 7 7 31

See also: 2022 Valparaiso Beacons football team

at Presbyterian

1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 21 14 10 7 52
Blue Hose 7 7 7 7 28

See also: 2022 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

Morehead State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 10 3 7 27
Flyers 12 9 7 21 49

See also: 2022 Morehead State Eagles football team

at Davidson

1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 7 3 7 6 23
Wildcats 7 3 14 0 24

See also: 2022 Davidson Wildcats football team

Coaching staff

Dayton Flyers
Name Position Consecutive season at Dayton in current position Previous position UD profile
Rick Chamberlin Head coach 14th Dayton – Defensive coordinator (?–2007) [4]
Josh Hendershot Offensive coordinator 1st Dayton – Tight end / offensive line (2020–2021) [5]
Tee Overman Defensive coordinator 3rd Washington State – Quality control (2017–2019) [6]
Jake Velluci Special teams coordinator / defensive ends 1st Concordia (IL) – Defensive backs (2020–2021) [7]
Braden Layer Quarterbacks 1st Bowdoin – Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks (2019–2021) [8]
Sam Costantino Wide receivers 1st Eastern Illinois – Assistant wide receivers / offensive quality control (2020–2021) [9]
Ted Flaherty Secondary 1st Minnesota – Defensive intern (2021) [10]
Mark Ewald Running backs 9th Wittenberg – Running backs (2006–2014) [11]
Andy Aracri Defensive tackles 4th Fairmont HS (OH) – Head coach (2012–2017) [12]
Scott Horcher Cornerbacks 4th Springboro HS (OH) – Co-defensive coordinator (2016–2018) [13]
Jay Minton Tight ends 4th Wayne HS (OH) – Head coach (1999–2018) [14]
Reference:[15]

References

  1. ^ "PFL Coaches tap Davidson to win 2022 crown". Pioneer-Football.org. August 1, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Dayton Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Football Schedule". Dayton Flyers Athletics. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Rick Chamberlin - Football Coach". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "Josh Hendershot - Football Coach". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Tee Overman - Football Coach". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  7. ^ "Jake Vellucci - Football Coach". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "Braden Layer - Football Coach". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  9. ^ "Sam Costantino - Football Coach". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  10. ^ "Ted Flaherty - Football Coach". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  11. ^ "Mark Ewald - Football Coach". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  12. ^ "Andy Aracri - Football Coach". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  13. ^ "Scott Horcher - Football Coach". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  14. ^ "Jay Minton - Football Coach". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  15. ^ "2022 Football Roster". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
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