2022 Dayton Flyers football team
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.
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| Conference | Pioneer Football League |
| Record | 8–3 (6–2 PFL) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Josh Hendershot (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tee Overman (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Welcome Stadium (capacity: 11,000) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Flyers finished the 2021 season 6–4, 5–3 in PFL play to finish in a tie for fifth place.
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) |
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| 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 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Robert Morris* | ESPN+ | W 22–20 | 3,207 | |
| September 10 | 2:00 p.m. | at Youngstown State* | ESPN+ | L 16–49 | 13,597 | |
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Kentucky State* | W 46–3 | 2,682 | ||
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Drake |
| W 27–14 | 4,600 | |
| October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at Butler | FloSports | L 0–31 | 2,733 | |
| October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Marist | ESPN3 | W 24–7 | 718 | |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Stetson |
| W 23–20 | 2,587 | |
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Valparaiso |
| W 31–24 | 2,566 | |
| November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Presbyterian | ESPN+ | W 52–28 | 1,366 | |
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Morehead State |
| W 49–27 | 2,549 | |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Davidson | L 23–24 | 4,103 | ||
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Game summaries
at Robert Morris
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Flyers | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 22 |
| Colonials | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
at Youngstown State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Flyers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Penguins | 21 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
Kentucky State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thorobreds | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Flyers | 7 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 46 |
Drake
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Drake Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Flyers | 7 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
at Butler
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Flyers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butler Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
at Marist
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Flyers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| Red Foxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Stetson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hatters | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Flyers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
Valparaiso
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Beacons | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Flyers | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Presbyterian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Flyers | 21 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
| Blue Hose | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Morehead State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Flyers | 12 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
at Davidson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Flyers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
References
- "PFL Coaches tap Davidson to win 2022 crown". Pioneer-Football.org. August 1, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- "2022 Dayton Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- "2022 Football Schedule". Dayton Flyers Athletics. Retrieved July 18, 2022.