Dayton Flyers football

The Dayton Flyers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Dayton located in the U.S. state of Ohio. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Pioneer Football League. Dayton's first football team was fielded in 1905. The team plays its home games at the 11,000 seat Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio. The Flyers are coached by Rick Chamberlin.

Dayton Flyers
2020 Dayton Flyers football team
First season1905
Athletic directorNeil Sullivan
Head coachRick Chamberlin
11th season, 85–38 (.691)
StadiumWelcome Stadium
(Capacity: 11,000)
LocationDayton, Ohio
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferencePioneer Football League
All-time record655–385–40 (.625)
Bowl record0–1 (.000)
Claimed nat'l titles2 (Division III)
Conference titles12 (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015)
Division titles2 (2001, 2002)
ColorsRed and Blue[1]
         
MascotRudy Flyer
WebsiteDaytonFlyers.com
For information on all University of Dayton sports, see Dayton Flyers

History

Classifications
  • 1906–1955: NCAA
  • 1956–1972: NCAA University Division
  • 1973–1976: NCAA Division I
  • 1977–1992: NCAA Division III
  • 1993–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

  • Jon A. Husted (1985-1989), Ohio lieutenant governor
  • Jon Gruden (1982–1984), Graduated in 1985. Former head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well as former and current head coach of the Oakland Raiders.
  • Kelvin Kirk (1953–2003), first Mr. Irrelevant and CFL player
  • Gary Kosins (born 1949), American football player
  • Bill Lange (1928–1995), American football player
  • Jim Katcavage (1952–1956), New York Giants football player for 13 years and three time all-Pro defensive end.
  • Chuck Noll (1948-1952), Cleveland Browns player, and 4x Super Bowl winning coach for Steelers.
  • Adam Trautman (2015-2019) , American football player on the New Orleans Saints. He was the first Dayton player drafted (2020) since 1977.

Championships

National championships

Dayton has won two national championships, both during their tenure in Division III. Dayton has made five appearances in the NCAA Division III National Championship Game, also known as the Stagg Bowl. The Flyers defeated Ithaca, 63–0 in the 1980 championship game, and defeated Union (NY) 17–7 in the 1989 championship game. The Flyers were unsuccessful in three other championship game appearances, losing 17–10 to Widener in 1981, 19–3 to Wagner in 1987, and 34–20 to Ithaca in 1991.

Season Coach Selector Record Score Opponent
1980Rick CarterDivision III14–063–0Ithaca
1989Mike KellyDivision III13–0–117–7Union (NY)

Conference championships

Dayton has won 11 conference championships, six outright and five shared.

Season Conference Coach Overall Record Conference Record
1993Pioneer Football LeagueMike Kelly9–15–0
1994†Pioneer Football LeagueMike Kelly8–24–1
1996Pioneer Football LeagueMike Kelly11–05–0
1997Pioneer Football LeagueMike Kelly9–15–0
1999Pioneer Football LeagueMike Kelly6–44–0
2000†Pioneer Football LeagueMike Kelly8–33–1
2001Pioneer Football LeagueMike Kelly10–14–0
2002Pioneer Football LeagueMike Kelly11–14–0
2007†Pioneer Football LeagueMike Kelly11–16–1
2009†Pioneer Football LeagueRick Chamberlin9–27–1
2010†Pioneer Football LeagueRick Chamberlin10–18–0

† denotes co-champions

Divisional championships

From 2001–2005, the Pioneer Football League was divided into North and South Divisions, with the winners of those divisions participating in a Conference Championship Game. As winners of the Pioneer Football League's North Division, Dayton has made two appearance in the Pioneer Football League Championship Game, in 2001 and 2002.

Season Division Opponent Result
2001PFL NorthJacksonvilleW 46–14
2002PFL NorthMorehead StateW 28–0

Bowl game appearances

Dayton has participated in one bowl game, with the Flyers having a record of 0–1.

Season Coach Bowl Opponent Result
1951Joe GavinSalad BowlHoustonL 21–26

They also played in the Gridiron Classic in 2007 against Northeast Conference opponent Albany, winning 42–21.

The Sports Network Cup was a way of determining the best mid major team in Division I FCS, with first place votes determining the winner between teams from the Pioneer Football League, the Northeast Conference, and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Association.

Season Champion Runner-up
2001[2] Sacred Heart Pioneers15 Dayton Flyers6
2002[3] Dayton Flyers17 Albany Great Danes7
2005[4] San Diego Toreros26 Dayton Flyers0
2007[5] Dayton Flyers30 San Diego Toreros0

Playoff appearances

Dayton has made one appearance in the FCS playoffs. Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent result
2015First RoundWestern IllinoisL 7–24

References
  1. "Color Palette". UDayton.edu/Brand. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  2. "The Sports Network - I-AA College Football". archive.org. 13 June 2002. Archived from the original on 13 June 2002.
  3. "The Sports Network - I-AA College Football". archive.org. 10 February 2003. Archived from the original on 10 February 2003.
  4. "The Sports Network - I-AA College Football". archive.org. 2 February 2006. Archived from the original on 2 February 2006.
  5. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/voting_tsncup07.htm Archived 2011-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
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