2015 Dayton Flyers football team

American college football season

2015 Dayton Flyers football

PFL co-champion
NCAA Division I First Round, L 7–24 vs. Western Illinois
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	10–2 (7–1 PFL)
Head coach	Rick Chamberlin (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Evans (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Landon Fox (6th season)
Home stadium	Welcome Stadium
Seasons← 2014 2016 →

2015 Pioneer Football League standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Dayton +^	7	–	1	10	–	2
San Diego +	7	–	1	9	–	2
Jacksonville *	6	–	2	9	–	2
Morehead State	6	–	2	7	–	4
Butler	4	–	4	6	–	5
Drake	4	–	4	5	–	6
Marist	4	–	4	5	–	6
Campbell	3	–	5	5	–	6
Stetson	1	–	7	3	–	8
Valparaiso	1	–	7	2	–	9
Davidson	1	–	7	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * Jacksonville ineligible for PFL title and FCS playoffs due to matters regarding the PFL's financial aid rules

The 2015 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Rick Chamberlin, the Flyers compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the PFL with San Diego. Due to their head-to-head victory over San Diego, the Flyers received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. where they lost in the first round to Western Illinois. Dayton played home games at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	12:00 pm	at Robert Morris*	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA		W 27–24	1,329
September 19	1:00 pm	Duquesne*	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	TWCS	W 24–13	4,119
September 26	6:00 pm	Kennesaw State*	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH		W 31–27	2,512
October 3	1:00 pm	at Stetson	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL		W 27–14	3,164
October 10	1:00 pm	San Diego	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH		W 13–12	2,556
October 17	2:00 pm	at Valparaiso	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN		W 44–14	3,136
October 24	6:00 pm	Butler	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH		W 27–24	3,766
October 31	1:00 pm	Jacksonville	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH		W 31–14	2,275
November 7	1:00 pm	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY		W 20–15	8,294
November 14	1:00 pm	Marist	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	TWCS	W 28–21	3,118
November 21	2:00 pm	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA (rivalry)		L 17–27	1,330
November 28	12:00 pm	Western Illinois	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	L 7–24	997
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	0	0	17	10	27
Colonials	0	10	0	14	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	6	0	7	0	13
Flyers	3	0	14	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	13	14	0	0	27
Flyers	7	14	7	3	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	10	7	10	0	27
Hatters	7	0	0	7	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	6	3	0	3	12
Flyers	3	0	10	0	13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	14	3	24	3	44
Crusaders	7	7	0	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	10	7	7	0	24
Flyers	7	7	3	10	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	0	7	7	14
Flyers	7	17	7	0	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	7	7	0	6	20
Eagles	15	0	0	0	15

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	0	0	14	7	21
Flyers	10	7	3	8	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	0	0	7	10	17
Bulldogs	7	14	0	6	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	0	10	7	7	24
Flyers	7	0	0	0	7

"Dayton Flyers Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
"2015 Football Schedule". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved July 26, 2024.

v t e Dayton Flyers football
Venues	Varsity Field ( –1924) Baujan Field (1925–1973) Welcome Stadium (1974–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1952 Salad Bowl Drake
Culture & lore	Rudy Flyer "Victory"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Pioneer Football League champions
Dayton (1993) Butler & Dayton (1994) Drake (1995) Dayton (1996) Dayton (1997) Drake (1998) Dayton (1999) Dayton, Drake, & Valparaiso (2000) Dayton (2001) Dayton (2002) Valparaiso (2003) Drake (2004) San Diego (2005) San Diego (2006) Dayton & San Diego (2007) Jacksonville (2008) Butler & Dayton (2009) Dayton & Jacksonville (2010) Drake & San Diego (2011) Butler, Drake, & San Diego (2012) Butler & Marist (2013) San Diego (2014) Dayton & San Diego (2015) San Diego (2016) San Diego (2017) San Diego (2018) San Diego (2019) Davidson (2020) Davidson & San Diego (2021) St. Thomas (MN) (2022) Drake (2023) Drake (2024)