2016 Dayton Flyers football team

American college football season

2016 Dayton Flyers football

Conference| Pioneer Football League
Record| 9–2 (7–1 PFL)
Head coach|

* Rick Chamberlin (9th season)

Offensive coordinator| Eric Evans
Defensive coordinator| Landon Fox (7th season)
Home stadium| Welcome Stadium

Seasons

<- 2015

2017 ->

2016 Pioneer Football League standings

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* t
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| Conf |  |  | Overall

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 19 San Diego $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
Dayton |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Drake |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Marist |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Jacksonville |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Campbell |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Morehead State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Valparaiso |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Butler |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Stetson |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Davidson |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth-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 9–2, 7–1 in PFL play to finish in second place.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 3| 7:00 pm| Central State*|

* Welcome Stadium
* Dayton, OH

| YouTube| W 31–19| 4,003
September 10| 1:00 pm| Robert Morris*|

* Welcome Stadium
* Dayton, OH

| TWCS| W 13–0| 2,357
September 17| 12:00 pm| at Duquesne*|

* Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| ESPN3| L 20–34| 908
September 24| 7:00 pm| at San Diego|

* Torero Stadium
* San Diego, CA

| W.TV| L 22–34| 2,119
October 1| 1:00 pm| Drake|

* Welcome Stadium
* Dayton, OH

| YouTube| W 35–10| 2,457
October 8| 1:00 pm| Morehead State|

* Welcome Stadium
* Dayton, OH

| TWCS| W 51–27| 2,440
October 15| 1:00 pm| at Jacksonville|

* D. B. Milne Field
* Jacksonville, FL

| ESPN3| W 36–16| 1,518
October 22| 1:00 pm| at Butler|

* Butler Bowl
* Indianapolis, IN

| BAA| W 31–16| 3,260
October 29| 1:00 pm| Stetson|

* Welcome Stadium
* Dayton, OH

| TWCS| W 21–10| 2,045
November 5| 1:00 pm| Valparaiso|

* Welcome Stadium
* Dayton, OH

| TWCS| W 37–21| 4,193
November 12| 1:00 pm| at Marist|

* Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field
* Poughkeepsie, NY

| RFN
TWCS| W 59–31| 1,734

* *Non-conference game
* All times are in Eastern time

* Source: Schedule

## Game summaries[edit]

### Central State[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Marauders  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 19 | 19
Flyers | 7  | 14  | 10  | 0 | 31

See also: Central State Marauders

### Robert Morris[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Colonials  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
Flyers | 0  | 10  | 3  | 0 | 13

See also: 2016 Robert Morris Colonials football team

### @ Duquesne[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Flyers  | 14  | 6  | 0  | 0 | 20
Dukes | 6  | 9  | 12  | 7 | 34

See also: 2016 Duquesne Dukes football team

### @ San Diego[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Flyers  | 0  | 7  | 7  | 8 | 22
Toreros | 7  | 0  | 14  | 13 | 34

See also: 2016 San Diego Toreros football team

### Drake[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Bulldogs  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 0 | 10
Flyers | 14  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 35

See also: 2016 Drake Bulldogs football team

### Morehead State[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Eagles  | 0  | 7  | 13  | 7 | 27
Flyers | 0  | 24  | 6  | 21 | 51

See also: 2016 Morehead State Eagles football team

### @ Jacksonville[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Flyers | 0  | 27  | 3  | 6 | 36
Dolphins  | 3  | 0  | 13  | 0 | 16

See also: 2016 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

### @ Butler[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Flyers | 14  | 14  | 3  | 0 | 31
Bulldogs  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 6 | 16

See also: 2016 Butler Bulldogs football team

### Stetson[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Hatters  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 10
Flyers | 7  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 21

See also: 2016 Stetson Hatters football team

### Valparaiso[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Crusaders  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 14 | 21
Flyers | 14  | 10  | 13  | 0 | 37

See also: 2016 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

### @ Marist[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Flyers | 17  | 14  | 7  | 21 | 59
Red Foxes  | 3  | 14  | 7  | 7 | 31

See also: 2016 Marist Red Foxes football team

## References[edit]

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Dayton Flyers football

Venues|

* Varsity Field ( –1924)
* Baujan Field (1925–1973)
* Welcome Stadium (1974–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 1952 Salad Bowl
* Drake

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* Rudy Flyer
* "Victory"

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* NFL draftees

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