2016 Dayton Flyers football team

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.

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

2016 Pioneer Football League standings

	Conf							Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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

Central State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Marauders	0	0	0	19	19
Flyers	7	14	10	0	31

See also: Central State Marauders

Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	0	0	0	0
Flyers	0	10	3	0	13

See also: 2016 Robert Morris Colonials football team

@ Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	14	6	0	0	20
Dukes	6	9	12	7	34

See also: 2016 Duquesne Dukes football team

@ San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	0	7	7	8	22
Toreros	7	0	14	13	34

See also: 2016 San Diego Toreros football team

Drake

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	7	0	10
Flyers	14	7	7	7	35

See also: 2016 Drake Bulldogs football team

Morehead State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	13	7	27
Flyers	0	24	6	21	51

See also: 2016 Morehead State Eagles football team

@ Jacksonville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	0	27	3	6	36
Dolphins	3	0	13	0	16

See also: 2016 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

@ Butler

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	14	14	3	0	31
Bulldogs	0	3	7	6	16

See also: 2016 Butler Bulldogs football team

Stetson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hatters	3	0	0	7	10
Flyers	7	7	0	7	21

See also: 2016 Stetson Hatters football team

Valparaiso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	0	0	14	21
Flyers	14	10	13	0	37

See also: 2016 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

@ Marist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	17	14	7	21	59
Red Foxes	3	14	7	7	31

See also: 2016 Marist Red Foxes football team