2023 Dayton Flyers football team

2023 Pioneer Football League standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Drake $^	8	–	0	8	–	4
St. Thomas (MN) *	7	–	1	8	–	3
Davidson	6	–	2	7	–	4
Butler	5	–	3	7	–	4
Marist	4	–	4	4	–	7
San Diego	4	–	4	4	–	7
Morehead State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Presbyterian	2	–	6	4	–	7
Valparaiso	2	–	6	3	–	8
Dayton	2	–	6	4	–	7
Stetson	1	–	7	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – St. Thomas (MN) ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton as a member of the Pioneer Football League during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Flyers were led by first-year head coach Trevor Andrews and played home games at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	1:00 p.m.	at Illinois State*	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN+	L 0–41	6,740
September 9	1:00 p.m.	Central State*	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH		W 62–24	3,104
September 16	1:00 p.m.	Taylor*	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH		W 52–20	4,018
September 23	5:00 p.m.	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN+	L 25–40	934
September 30	1:00 p.m.	St. Thomas (MN)	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	ESPN+	L 14–20	6,361
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	ESPN+	L 7–31	6,334
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Presbyterian	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	ESPN+	L 17–20 ^OT	2,365
October 21	1:00 p.m.	Butler	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	ESPN+	L 10–37	2,785
November 4	2:00 p.m.	at Valparaiso	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN+	L 7–21	1,829
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Marist	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	ESPN+	W 35–6	5,153
November 18	7:00 p.m.	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	ESPN+	W 45–14	4,402
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time Source: ^[1]

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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