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.
2022 Dayton Flyers football | |
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Conference | Pioneer Football League |
Record | 8–3 (6–2 PFL) |
Head coach |
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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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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 |
Coaching staff
Dayton Flyers | ||||
Name | Position | Consecutive season at Dayton in current position | Previous position | UD profile |
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Rick Chamberlin | Head coach | 14th | Dayton – Defensive coordinator (?–2007) | [4] |
Josh Hendershot | Offensive coordinator | 1st | Dayton – Tight end / offensive line (2020–2021) | [5] |
Tee Overman | Defensive coordinator | 3rd | Washington State – Quality control (2017–2019) | [6] |
Jake Velluci | Special teams coordinator / defensive ends | 1st | Concordia (IL) – Defensive backs (2020–2021) | [7] |
Braden Layer | Quarterbacks | 1st | Bowdoin – Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks (2019–2021) | [8] |
Sam Costantino | Wide receivers | 1st | Eastern Illinois – Assistant wide receivers / offensive quality control (2020–2021) | [9] |
Ted Flaherty | Secondary | 1st | Minnesota – Defensive intern (2021) | [10] |
Mark Ewald | Running backs | 9th | Wittenberg – Running backs (2006–2014) | [11] |
Andy Aracri | Defensive tackles | 4th | Fairmont HS (OH) – Head coach (2012–2017) | [12] |
Scott Horcher | Cornerbacks | 4th | Springboro HS (OH) – Co-defensive coordinator (2016–2018) | [13] |
Jay Minton | Tight ends | 4th | Wayne HS (OH) – Head coach (1999–2018) | [14] |
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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.
- "Rick Chamberlin - Football Coach". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- "Josh Hendershot - Football Coach". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- "Tee Overman - Football Coach". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- "Jake Vellucci - Football Coach". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- "Braden Layer - Football Coach". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- "Sam Costantino - Football Coach". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- "Ted Flaherty - Football Coach". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- "Mark Ewald - Football Coach". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- "Andy Aracri - Football Coach". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- "Scott Horcher - Football Coach". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- "Jay Minton - Football Coach". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- "2022 Football Roster". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.