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2015 Dayton Flyers football
Pioneer Football League co-champion
Conference Pioneer Football League
Record10–2 (7–1 PFL)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Evans
Defensive coordinator Landon Fox (6th season)
Home stadium Welcome Stadium
Seasons
←  2014
2016 →
2015 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Dayton +^   7 1     10 2  
San Diego +   7 1     9 2  
Jacksonville *   6 2     9 2  
Morehead State   6 2     7 4  
Butler   4 4     6 5  
Drake   4 4     5 6  
Marist   4 4     5 6  
Campbell   3 5     5 6  
Stetson   1 7     3 8  
Valparaiso   1 7     2 9  
Davidson   1 7     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * Jacksonville ineligible for PFL title and FCS playoffs due to matters regarding the PFL's financial aid rules

The 2015 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Rick Chamberlin and played their home games at Welcome Stadium. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 10–2, 7–1 in PFL play to share the league championship with San Diego. Due to their head to head victory over San Diego, they received the PFL's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Western Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 512:00 pmat Robert Morris*W 27–241,329
September 191:00 pm Duquesne* TWCSW 24–134,119
September 266:00 pm Kennesaw State*
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 31–272,512
October 31:00 pmat StetsonW 27–143,164
October 101:00 pm San Diego
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 13–122,556
October 172:00 pmat ValparaisoW 44–143,136
October 246:00 pm Butler
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 27–243,766
October 311:00 pm Jacksonville
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 31–142,275
November 71:00 pmat Morehead StateW 20–158,294
November 141:00 pm Marist
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
TWCSW 28–213,118
November 212:00 pmat DrakeL 17–271,330
November 2812:00 pm Western Illinois
ESPN3L 7–24997

Game summaries

@ Robert Morris

1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 0 0 17 10 27
Colonials 0 10 0 14 24

Duquesne

1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 6 0 7 0 13
Flyers 3 0 14 7 24

Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 13 14 0 0 27
Flyers 7 14 7 3 31

@ Stetson

1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 10 7 10 0 27
Hatters 7 0 0 7 14

San Diego

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 6 3 0 3 12
Flyers 3 0 10 0 13

@ Valparaiso

1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 14 3 24 3 44
Crusaders 7 7 0 0 14

Butler

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 7 7 0 24
Flyers 7 7 3 10 27

Jacksonville

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 0 0 7 7 14
Flyers 7 17 7 0 31

@ Morehead State

1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 7 7 0 6 20
Eagles 15 0 0 0 15

Marist

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Foxes 0 0 14 7 21
Flyers 10 7 3 8 28

@ Drake

1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 0 0 7 10 17
Bulldogs 7 14 0 6 27

FCS Playoffs

First Round–Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Leathernecks 0 10 7 7 24
Flyers 7 0 0 0 7

References