# 2022 Dayton Flyers football team

The 2022 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Rick Chamberlin in his 14th and final season as head coach, the Flyers compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the PFL with Davidson. The St. Thomas Tommies won the conference title, but were ineligible for the postseason because of the program's five-year transition from NCAA Division III competition to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Davidson, by virtue of a head-to-head win over Dayton in the final week of the regular season, earned the PFL's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. Dayton played their home games at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio.

## 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.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 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 |

### Preseason All-PFL teams
## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Robert Morris* | Joe Walton StadiumMoon Township, PA | ESPN+ | W 22–20 | 3,207 |
| September 10 | 2:00 p.m. | at Youngstown State* | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | ESPN+ | L 16–49 | 13,597 |
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Kentucky State* | Welcome StadiumDayton, OH | Facebook | W 46–3 | 2,682 |
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Drake | Welcome StadiumDayton, OH (rivalry) | Facebook | W 27–14 | 4,600 |
| October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at Butler | Bud and Jackie Sellick BowlIndianapolis, IN | FloSports | L 0–31 | 2,733 |
| October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Marist | Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff FieldPoughkeepsie, NY | ESPN3 | W 24–7 | 718 |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Stetson | Welcome StadiumDayton, OH | Facebook | W 23–20 | 2,587 |
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Valparaiso | Welcome StadiumDayton, OH | Facebook | W 31–24 | 2,566 |
| November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Presbyterian | Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC | ESPN+ | W 52–28 | 1,366 |
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Morehead State | Welcome StadiumDayton, OH | Facebook | W 49–27 | 2,549 |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Davidson | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | | L 23–24 | 4,103 |
| *Non-conference gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### at Robert Morris

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flyers | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 22 |
| Colonials | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |

### at Youngstown State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flyers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Penguins | 21 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 49 |

### Kentucky State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thorobreds | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Flyers | 7 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 46 |

### Drake

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Drake Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Flyers | 7 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 27 |

### at Butler

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flyers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butler Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |

### at Marist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flyers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| Red Foxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### Stetson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hatters | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Flyers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 23 |

### Valparaiso

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beacons | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Flyers | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### at Presbyterian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flyers | 21 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
| Blue Hose | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Morehead State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Flyers | 12 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 49 |

### at Davidson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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 |
| Rick Chamberlin | Head coach | 14th | Dayton – Defensive coordinator (?–2007) |
| Josh Hendershot | Offensive coordinator | 1st | Dayton – Tight end / offensive line (2020–2021) |
| Tee Overman | Defensive coordinator | 3rd | Washington State – Quality control (2017–2019) |
| Jake Velluci | Special teams coordinator / defensive ends | 1st | Concordia (IL) – Defensive backs (2020–2021) |
| Braden Layer | Quarterbacks | 1st | Bowdoin – Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks (2019–2021) |
| Sam Costantino | Wide receivers | 1st | Eastern Illinois – Assistant wide receivers / offensive quality control (2020–2021) |
| Ted Flaherty | Secondary | 1st | Minnesota – Defensive intern (2021) |
| Mark Ewald | Running backs | 9th | Wittenberg – Running backs (2006–2014) |
| Andy Aracri | Defensive tackles | 4th | Fairmont HS (OH) – Head coach (2012–2017) |
| Scott Horcher | Cornerbacks | 4th | Springboro HS (OH) – Co-defensive coordinator (2016–2018) |
| Jay Minton | Tight ends | 4th | Wayne HS (OH) – Head coach (1999–2018) |
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