2016 Dayton Flyers football team

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Head coach	Rick Chamberlin (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Evans
Defensive coordinator	Landon Fox

2016 Pioneer Football League standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 19 San Diego $^		8	–	0					10	–	2
Dayton		7	–	1					9	–	2
Drake		6	–	2					7	–	4
Marist		5	–	3					5	–	6
Jacksonville		4	–	3					5	–	5
Campbell		3	–	4					5	–	5
Morehead State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Valparaiso		3	–	5					4	–	7
Butler		2	–	6					4	–	7
Stetson		2	–	6					4	–	7
Davidson		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth-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 9–2, 7–1 in PFL play to finish in second place.

Schedule

September 37:00 PMCentral State*

• Welcome Stadium
• Dayton, OH

YouTubeW 31–19 4,003 September 101:00 PMRobert Morris*

• Welcome Stadium
• Dayton, OH

TWCSW 13–0 2,357 September 1712:00 PMat Duquesne*

• Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
• Pittsburgh, PA

ESPN3L 20–34 908 September 247:00 PMat San Diego

• Torero Stadium
• San Diego, CA

W.TVL 22–34 2,119 October 11:00 PMDrake

• Welcome Stadium
• Dayton, OH

YouTubeW 35–10 2,457 October 81:00 PMMorehead State

• Welcome Stadium
• Dayton, OH

TWCSW 51–27 2,440 October 151:00 PMat Jacksonville

• D. B. Milne Field
• Jacksonville, FL

ESPN3W 36–16 1,518 October 221:00 PMat Butler

• Butler Bowl
• Indianapolis, IN

BAAW 31–16 3,260 October 291:00 PMStetson

• Welcome Stadium
• Dayton, OH

TWCSW 21–10 2,045 November 51:00 PMValparaiso

• Welcome Stadium
• Dayton, OH

TWCSW 37–21 4,193 November 121:00 PMat Marist

• Leonidoff Field
• Poughkeepsie, NY

RFN
TWCSW 59–31 1,734

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Central State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Marauders	0	0	0	19	19
Flyers	7	14	10	0	31

See also: Central State Marauders

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–1	2011	W 17–7

Robert Morris

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

See also: 2016 Robert Morris Colonials football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–2	2015	W 27–24

@ Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	14	6	0	0	20
Dukes	6	9	12	7	34

See also: 2016 Duquesne Dukes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–7	2015	W 24–13

@ San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	0	7	7	8	22
Toreros	7	0	14	13	34

See also: 2016 San Diego Toreros football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–7	2015	W 13–12

Drake

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	7	0	10
Flyers	14	7	7	7	35

See also: 2016 Drake Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–8	2015	L 17–27

Morehead State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	13	7	27
Flyers	0	24	6	21	51

See also: 2016 Morehead State Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–5	2015	W 20–15

@ Jacksonville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	0	27	3	6	36
Dolphins	3	0	13	0	16

See also: 2016 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–4	2015	W 31–14

@ Butler

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	14	14	3	0	31
Bulldogs	0	3	7	6	16

See also: 2016 Butler Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–12–1	2015	W 27–24

Stetson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hatters	3	0	0	7	10
Flyers	7	7	0	7	21

See also: 2016 Stetson Hatters football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2015	W 27–14

Valparaiso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	0	0	14	21
Flyers	14	10	13	0	37

See also: 2016 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–2	2015	W 44–14

@ Marist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	17	14	7	21	59
Red Foxes	3	14	7	7	31

See also: 2016 Marist Red Foxes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–1	2015	W 28–21

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—