# 2024 Dayton Flyers football team

The 2024 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Flyers were led by second-year head coach Trevor Andrews and played home games at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 12:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA)* | Welcome StadiumDayton, OH | Facebook Live | W 18–10 | 2,850 |
| September 14 | 6:00 pm | at Indiana State* | Memorial StadiumTerre Haute, IN | ESPN+ | L 13–24 | 3,614 |
| September 21 | 12:00 pm | Ave Maria* | Welcome StadiumDayton, OH | Facebook Live | W 49–7 | 3,225 |
| September 28 | 12:00 pm | at Marist | Leonidoff FieldPoughkeepsie, NY | ESPN+ | W 47–14 | 6,567 |
| October 12 | 12:00 pm | Davidson | Welcome StadiumDayton, OH | Facebook Live | W 16–14 | 2,757 |
| October 19 | 1:00 pm | at Butler | Bud and Jackie Sellick BowlIndianapolis, IN | FloFootball | W 21–14 | 2,578 |
| October 26 | 12:00 pm | Morehead State | Welcome StadiumDayton, OH | Facebook Live | L 6–14 | 2,826 |
| November 2 | 1:00 pm | at Presbyterian | Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC | ESPN+ | L 7–28 | 1,001 |
| November 9 | 12:00 pm | San Diego | Welcome StadiumDayton, OH | Facebook Live | L 10–16 | 3,152 |
| November 16 | 12:00 pm | Valparaiso | Welcome StadiumDayton, OH | Facebook Live | W 26–14 | 2,921 |
| November 23 | 2:00 pm | at St. Thomas | O'Shaughnessy StadiumSt. Paul, MN | | L 9–32 | 2,171 |
| *Non-conference gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Saint Francis (PA)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Flash | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Flyers | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
at Welcome Stadium • Dayton, OH
* Date: August 31, 2024
* Game time: 12:06 pm
* Game weather: Cloudy, 80 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 2,850
* Referee: John Shay
* TV announcers (Facebook Live): TBD
* Box Score (Dayton) Recap (Dayton)
| Statistics | SFPA | DAY |
| First downs | 13 | 16 |
| Total yards | 247 | 196 |
| Rushing yards | 126 | 40 |
| Passing yards | 121 | 156 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–26–0 | 16–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 24:46 | 35:14 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Passing | Nick Whitfield, Jr. | 15/26, 121 yards |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Rushing | DeMarcus McElroy | 9 carries, 69 yards |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Receiving | Gavin Thomson | 3 receptions, 44 yards |
| Dayton | Passing | Drew VanVleet | 15/22, 129 yards, 1 TD |
| Dayton | Rushing | Mason Hackett | 18 carries, 60 yards |
| Dayton | Receiving | Gavin Lochow | 8 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD |

### at Indiana State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flyers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sycamores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute, IN
* Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 PM
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Dayton | Passing |
| Dayton | Rushing |
| Dayton | Receiving |
| Indiana State | Passing |
| Indiana State | Rushing |
| Indiana State | Receiving |

### Ave Maria (NAIA)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gyrenes (NAIA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flyers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Welcome Stadium, Dayton, OH
* Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 PM
* TV announcers (Facebook Live): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Ave Maria | Passing |
| Ave Maria | Rushing |
| Ave Maria | Receiving |
| Dayton | Passing |
| Dayton | Rushing |
| Dayton | Receiving |

### at Marist

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flyers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Foxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Leonidoff Field, Poughkeepsie, New York
* Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 PM
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Dayton | Passing |
| Dayton | Rushing |
| Dayton | Receiving |
| Marist | Passing |
| Marist | Rushing |
| Marist | Receiving |

### Davidson

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flyers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Welcome Stadium, Dayton, OH
* Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 PM
* TV announcers (Facebook Live): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Davidson | Passing |
| Davidson | Rushing |
| Davidson | Receiving |
| Dayton | Passing |
| Dayton | Rushing |
| Dayton | Receiving |

### at Butler

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flyers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SE at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
* Game attendance: 2,578
* Referee: John Shay
* TV: FloFootball
| Statistics | DAY | BUT |
| First downs | 19 | 13 |
| Total yards | 320 | 260 |
| Rushing yards | 183 | 163 |
| Passing yards | 137 | 97 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–15–0 | 13–19–1 |
| Time of possession | 35:18 | 24:42 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Dayton | Passing | Drew VanVleet | 11/14, 137 yards, 3 TD |
| Dayton | Rushing | Mason Hackett | 35 carries, 111 yards |
| Dayton | Receiving | Luke Brenner | 3 receptions, 56 yards, 2 TD |
| Butler | Passing | Reagan Andrew | 10/14, 50 yards, INT |
| Butler | Rushing | Reagan Andrew | 8 carries, 87 yards, TD |
| Butler | Receiving | Luke Wooten | 6 receptions, 50 yards |

### Morehead State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flyers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Welcome Stadium, Dayton, OH
* Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 PM
* TV announcers (Facebook Live): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Morehead State | Passing |
| Morehead State | Rushing |
| Morehead State | Receiving |
| Dayton | Passing |
| Dayton | Rushing |
| Dayton | Receiving |

### at Presbyterian

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flyers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, South Carolina
* Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Dayton | Passing |
| Dayton | Rushing |
| Dayton | Receiving |
| Presbyterian | Passing |
| Presbyterian | Rushing |
| Presbyterian | Receiving |

### San Diego

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flyers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Welcome Stadium, Dayton, OH
* Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 PM
* TV announcers (Facebook Live): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| San Diego | Passing |
| San Diego | Rushing |
| San Diego | Receiving |
| Dayton | Passing |
| Dayton | Rushing |
| Dayton | Receiving |

### Valparaiso

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beacons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flyers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Welcome Stadium, Dayton, OH
* Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 PM
* TV announcers (Facebook Live): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Valparaiso | Passing |
| Valparaiso | Rushing |
| Valparaiso | Receiving |
| Dayton | Passing |
| Dayton | Rushing |
| Dayton | Receiving |

### at St. Thomas (MN)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flyers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at O'Shaughnessy Stadium • St. Paul, Minnesota
* Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Dayton | Passing |
| Dayton | Rushing |
| Dayton | Receiving |
| St. Thomas | Passing |
| St. Thomas | Rushing |
| St. Thomas | Receiving |