2019 Dayton Flyers football team

American college football season

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
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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 as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Rick Chamberlin, the Flyers compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the PFL. Dayton played home games at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio.

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.

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
9	Valparaiso	15

Preseason All-PFL teams

The Flyers had eight players selected to the preseason all–PFL teams.

Offense

First team

Tucker Yinger – RB

Ben Gauthier – OL

Second team

Adam Trautman – TE

Defense

First team

Nick Surges – DL

Andrew Lutgens – LB

David Leisring – DB

Special teams

First team

Sean Smith – P

Matt Tunnacliffe – LS

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 (rivalry)	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

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

"Defending Champion San Diego again edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coaches' Poll". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
"Four-Time First-Team selections Christian and Smith Highlight 26th All-PFL Teams". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
"Dayton Flyers Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
"2019 Football Schedule". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved July 26, 2024.

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Venues	Varsity Field ( –1924) Baujan Field (1925–1973) Welcome Stadium (1974–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1952 Salad Bowl Drake
Culture & lore	Rudy Flyer "Victory"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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