Dayton Flyers

Link To Game Notes:  https://bit.ly/3aSVfD9 DAYTON — The University of Dayton football team goes on the road Saturday to visit Valparaiso.   Kickoff at Brown Field is 1 p.m. ET. The Flyers will see a familiar face across the field, as the Beacon head coach is former Dayton defensive coordinator Landon Fox. Fox has been at Valpo since…

Flyers Looking For Their Sixth Consecutive Pioneer Football League Win DAYTON — The University of Dayton football team will play the first of two Pioneer Football League road games Saturday when the Flyers visit Morehead State.  UD is 2-1 and 1-0 in the PFL after coming back from a 23-point deficit to defeat Presbyterian 63-43 at…

#UDWGOLF 9/27/2021 O’Connor Cards Double-Eagle in Second Round, Finishes in Seventh Place Story Links Complete Results (GolfStat) ROCHESTER, Mich. – The University of Dayton women’s golf team finished in third place at the Golden Grizzly Invitational hosted by Oakland Sept. 26-27. Sophomore Sarah O’Connor was the team’s top finisher after carding a double eagle on hole 10…

9/27/2021 First Weekly Honor for the Vancouver, Wash., Native Story Links Complete A-10 Release NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – University of Dayton volleyball freshman Lia Hawken has been named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week as announced by the conference office Monday, Sept. 27. This is her first weekly honor and the third-consecutive week a Flyer has been…

Sat, Sep 25, 2021 Flyers Battled Back From a 23-Point Deficit To Win By 20 DAYTON –After falling behind 23-0 in the first quarter, the University of Dayton football team would score the next 63 of 70 points in the contest and go on to defeat Presbyterian 63-43 during Family Weekend in the team’s Pioneer…

Flyers Back Home For Family Weekend DAYTON — The University of Dayton football team returns home to begin the pursuit of its 13th Pioneer Football League championship when the Flyers host Presbyterian.   UD will be looking to bounce back from a 55-3 defeat at eighth-ranked Southern Illinois, the highest-ranked team Dayton has ever played. The…

Sat, Sep 18, 2021 Salukis Score The Most Points Against The Flyers Since 2012 CARBONDALE, Ill. – The University of Dayton football team went on the road to face the highest-rated team the Flyers had ever played, and Southern Illinois more than lived up to the billing, as the eighth-ranked Salukis cruised to a 55-3 win…

9/16/2021 Flyers Close Non-Conference Schedule at No. 8 Salukis DAYTON — The University of Dayton football team goes on the road for the first time in 2021, closing out the non-conference season at 8th-ranked Southern Illinois.   SIU is the highest-ranked FCS team UD has ever played (Previously #14 Indiana State). The Flyers are 1-0 after…

Sun, Sep 12, 2021 Senior Safety Comes Up With Two Big Plays That Led To UD’s Last 10 Points ST. LOUIS – University of Dayton senior safety Brandon Easterling was named the Pioneer Football League’s Co-Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts in the Flyers’ season opening 17-10 win over Eastern Illinois on Saturday. Easterling…

Sat, Sep 11, 2021 Dayton Football Uses 17-Point Third Quarter To Win Opener QB Jack Cook Accounts For Two TDs & 180 Yards In Total Offense DAYTON – Trailing 3-0 at halftime, the University of Dayton football team took the second-half kickoff and scored 17 points on its first three possessions to win the 2021 season…

This Is The Second National Watch List The Flyer QB Is On This Preseason CHARLESTON, S.C. – University of Dayton record-setting quarterback Jack Cook has been named to the College Football Performance Award (CFPA) FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy Watch List.  The four-year starter was also on the same watch list as a junior…

Thu, Aug 26, 2021 DAYTON – The University of Dayton has announced that it will open the 2021-22 men’s basketball season with an exhibition game against Cedarville on Monday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. ET. Dayton and Cedarville have played 28 times in men’s basketball competition games, with the last meeting coming during the 1949-50 season. …

Flyer Co-Captain Earns His Second Preseason All-America Honors Of 2021 https://daytonflyers.com/documents/2021/8/9/2021_FCS_Preseason_All_American.pdf HERO SPORTS – University of Dayton senior safety Brandon Easterling has been named to the HERO Sports FCS Preseason All-America team.  The Flyer safety was named to the third team. It is Easterling’s second preseason All-America honor.  He was also named to the Stats Perform third team…

116 Players Have Reported For 2021 Season Preparations DAYTON – University of Dayton head football coach Rick Chamberlin and his staff welcomed 116 players back to campus Sunday, August 8 as the Flyers prepared for the 2021 football season.  Chamberlin is beginning his 13th season as UD’s head coach and returns 10 starters (three offense, seven defense) from…

Flyer Safety Was A Finalist For The Award In 2019 https://theanalyst.com/na/sport/american-football/fcs/ STATS PERFORM – University of Dayton senior safety Brandon Easterling is one of 35 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) players named Thursday to the Stats Perform Buck Buchanan Award Watch List.  The Buchanan award goes annually to the FCS defensive player of the year.    Easterling was…

Flyer QB Only PFL Student-Athlete Named To The List https://theanalyst.com/na/sport/american-football/fcs/ STATS PERFORM – University of Dayton record-setting quarterback Jack Cook one of 35 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) players named Wednesday to the Stats Perform Walter Payton Award Watch List.  The Payton awards goes annually to the FCS offensive player of the year.    Cook passed for a…

Both Named To The Third Team; Easterling At Defensive Back, Chisholm As An All-Purpose Runner https://theanalyst.com/na/sport/american-football/fcs/ STATS PERFORM – University of Dayton captains Brandon Easterling and Jake Chisholm have been named to the Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America Team.  Easterling was named as a defensive back, while Chisholm was named as an all-purpose back.  Both were named to the Stats…

Dayton One Of Four PFL Teams To Have Five Or More Honorees https://daytonflyers.com/documents/2021/7/27/2021_Preseason_All_PFL_Teams.pdf ST. LOUIS — The Pioneer Football League announced its preseason all-conference team today and five University of Dayton Flyers were named to the squad.  Dayton’s selections consisted of running back Jake Chisholm, quarterback Jack Cook, safety Brandon Easterling, Flyer Zach Rumpke and kicker Sam Webster.  Chisholm was named First…

Flyer Running Back One Of Just Nine To Repeat As Academic All-Americans AUSTIN, Texas – For the sixth consecutive year, the University of Dayton football program has a student-athlete named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team.  Junior running back Jake Chisholm was named First Team Academic All-America for the 2020-21 academic year.   Chisholm was named Second Team…

Defending Champion Davidson Picked First In Coaches Poll ST. LOUIS – The University of Dayton football team was picked to finish fourth in the Pioneer Football League for the fall 2021 season in a preseason vote of the league’s coaches.  Dayton has 12 league championships to its credit in the PFL’s 28 seasons.  Dayton, Drake, San…