2017 Dayton Flyers football team

The 2017 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 10th-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 5–6, 4–4 in PFL play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

2017 Dayton Flyers football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
2017 record	5–6 (4–4 PFL)
Head coach	Rick Chamberlin (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Austin King
Defensive coordinator	Landon Fox (8th season)
Home stadium	Welcome Stadium (Capacity: 11,000)

2017 Pioneer Football League standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 23 San Diego $^		8	–	0					10	–	3
Drake		6	–	2					7	–	4
Jacksonville		5	–	3					7	–	4
Campbell		5	–	3					6	–	5
Valparaiso		5	–	3					6	–	5
Butler		4	–	4					6	–	5
Dayton		4	–	4					5	–	6
Marist		3	–	5					4	–	7
Morehead State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Stetson		1	–	7					2	–	9
Davidson		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	Noon	at Robert Morris*	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NECFR	L 10–13	1,929
September 9	1:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State*	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	SSOH YouTube	W 25–23	2,766
September 16	1:00 p.m.	Duquesne*	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	SSOH YouTube	L 23–28	5,753
September 23	1:00 p.m.	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	OVCDN	L 28–34	6,306
September 30	Noon	San Diego	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	SSOH YouTube	L 7–23	3,032
October 7	2:00 p.m.	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA		W 20–10	1,734
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Campbell	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH		L 7-17	2,592
October 21	1:00 p.m.	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC		W 48-22	2,712
October 28	1:00 p.m.	Butler	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	FB Live	W 27–22	2,043
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Marist	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	SSOH YouTube	W 36–17	2,583
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at Valparaiso	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN		L 7–8	1,238
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	7	3	0	0	10
Colonials	0	3	7	3	13

Southeast Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	0	7	10	6	23
Flyers	10	3	3	9	25

Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	7	14	0	7	28
Flyers	7	7	3	6	23

at Morehead State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	7	14	0	7	28
Eagles	7	0	6	21	34

San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	14	7	2	0	23
Flyers	0	7	0	0	7

at Drake

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	0	3	14	3	20
Bulldogs	3	0	0	7	10

Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels					0
Flyers					0

at Davidson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers					0
Wildcats					0

Butler

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Flyers					0

Marist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	0	0	10	7	17
Flyers	20	10	0	6	36

at Valparaiso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	0	0	0	7	7
Crusaders	0	0	0	8	8

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