2021 Dayton Flyers football team

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2021 Dayton Flyers football
Dayton Flyers logo.svg
Conference Pioneer Football League
Record6–4 (5–3 PFL)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jim Collins (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTee Overman (2nd season)
Home stadium Welcome Stadium
Seasons
  2019
2022  
2021 Pioneer Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Davidson +^  7 1   8 3  
San Diego +  7 1   7 4  
St. Thomas (MN)*  6 2   7 3  
Morehead State  6 2   7 4  
Marist  5 3   5 5  
Dayton  5 3   6 4  
Valparaiso  4 4   4 7  
Stetson  2 6   4 7  
Drake  1 7   2 9  
Butler  1 7   3 8  
Presbyterian  0 8   2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • * – St. Thomas (MN) ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III

The 2021 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Pioneer Football League. They were led by 13th-year head coach Rick Chamberlin and played their home games at Welcome Stadium.

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Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The Pioneer League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 27, 2021. The Flyers were picked to finish in fourth place. [1]

Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Davidson97 (8)
2San Diego93 (3)
3Drake67
4Dayton62
5Presbyterian59
6Valparaiso55
7Morehead State51
8St. Thomas36
9Marist35
Stetson
11Butler15

Preseason All-PFL teams

The Flyers had five players selected to the preseason all–PFL teams. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 412:00 p.m. Robert Morris *Cancelled [3]
September 11 1:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois *
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 17–10 2,008
September 18 7:00 p.m. at No. 8 Southern Illinois * ESPN+ L 3–55 7,338
September 25 1:00 p.m. Presbyterian
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
Facebook W 63–43 4,766
October 2 2:00 p.m. at Morehead State ESPN+ L 38–45 OT 6,145
October 9 1:00 p.m. at Drake ESPN3 W 28–10 2,116
October 16 1:00 p.m. Marist
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
L 17–20 2,299
October 23 1:00 p.m. at Valparaiso ESPN3 L 28–45 2,950
October 30 1:00 p.m. Butler
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 38–31 2,153
November 6 1:00 p.m. at Stetson ESPN3 W 41–13 1,312
November 13 1:00 p.m. Davidson
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 38–29 2,233

[4]

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References

  1. "Defending Champion Davidson edges San Diego in PFL Preseason Coaches' Poll". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  2. "Pioneer Football League announces 2021 Preseason All-PFL Team". Pioneer-Football.org. July 28, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Burtnett, Peter (September 3, 2021). "Dayton football opener against Robert Morris cancelled due to Covid-related shutdown in Colonials' program". FlyerNews.com. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  4. "2021 Dayton Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 23, 2021.