2019 Dayton Flyers football team

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 →

2019 Pioneer Football League standings

v t e	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

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

At Indiana State

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

At Robert Morris

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

Duquesne

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

Jacksonville

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

At Valparaiso

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

At Stetson

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

San Diego

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

At Morehead State

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

Marist

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

At Drake

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

Butler

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

Players drafted into the NFL

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

References