UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON FLYER FOOTBALL 11-TIME PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS Contact: Doug Hauschild • [email protected] • Office: (937) 229-4390• Cell: (937) 272-4503 • Football Press Box: (937) 542-4093 GAMEDAY INFORMATION DAYTON GAME 11 DATE Saturday, Nov. 21 - 2 p.m. ET LOCATION DAYTON DRAKE Drake Stadium -- Des Moines, Ia. FLYERS vs BULLDOGS MEDIA INFORMATION Radio -- NewsTalk1290WHIO (10-0, 7-0 PFL) (4-6, 3-4 PFL) Larry Hansgen & Mike Kelly With a bid to the NCAA Football Championship SERIES STUFF Live Stats, Audio and Video stream: secured, the University of Dayton football team • Dayton leads the series 24-7. DaytonFlyers.com will still have plenty to play for when the Flyers • Drake has won the last two meetings. 2015 SCHEDULE travel to Des Moines Saturday, Nov. 21 to close • Last year in Dayton the Bulldogs won 34-30 on out the regular season at Drake. Saturday’s Nov. 8. That is the last time UD lost. SEPTEMBER game time is 2:00 p.m. ET. • Two seasons ago at Drake Stadium, the ‘Dogs 5 @ Robert Morris W, 27-24 prevailed 36-10. Dayton (10-0 overall, 7-0 PFL) will be playing 19 DUQUESNE W, 24-13 for sole possession of the PFL title and a perfect SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS 26 KENNESAW STATE W, 31-27 regular season record. UD has only had two 11-0 • Drake is led by one of the top defensive players teams in its history -- 1980 and 1996. OCTOBER in the PFL, senior linebacker (and captain) John Hugunin. 3 @ Stetson* W, 27-13 Drake is 4-6 overall and 3-4 in the PFL, battling • Hugunin is third in the PFL in tackles (10.4), through a slew of injuries to key players. But the 10 SAN DIEGO* W, 13-12 second in TFL (14) and fi rst in both fumbles Bulldogs are undefeated at home this season, 17 @ Valparaiso* W, 44-14 forced (9) and recovered (3). and Saturday will be Butler’s Senior Day. 24 BUTLER* W, 27-24 • Running back Conley Wilkins is second in the PFL in rushing (77.1 yards a game). 31 JACKSONVILLE* W, 31-14 UD has won its 12th PFL championship, currently twice as many as any other PFL team. NOVEMBER PFL POWER • The Pioneer Football League is in its 23rd 7 @ Morehead State* W, 20-15 Dayton is one of FCS teams still undefeated this season. The original (and now the only) 14 MARIST* W, 28-21 season (McNeese is also unbeaten). UD has Division I strictly need-based football league won 12 straight games going back to 2014, the 21 @ Drake* 2 pm began with charter members Butler, Dayton, longest active FCS winning streak. Drake, Evansville, San Diego and Valparaiso. * Pioneer Football League • UD’s 103-31 record is the best in PFL history. Home Games in ALL CAPS The Flyers have come from behind in the second half in seven of their nine wins. UD’s home fi eld is Welcome Stadium 600 CLUB Times are ET and Subject to Change • The Flyers were the 11th NCAA FCS team (and None of those come-from-behind wins were as the fi rst west of the Alleghenies) to win 600 FLYER TALE OF THE TAPE dramatic as Saturday’s 28-21 win over Marist. games in its football history in 2008. Head Coach: Rick Chamberlin (UD ‘80) Marist overcame a 17-0 defi cit to take a 21-20 • The 16 members of the club, heading into the Record at UD: 65-23 (8th year) lead with 3:38 left in the game. Dayton drove 2015 season are: Yale (884), Harvard (848), Avg. Pts O/D: 27.2/17.8 66 yards to score with 53 seconds to go. After a Penn (830), Princeton (804), Dartmouth (676), Avg. Rushing O/D: 172.2/130.7 successful two-point PAT, the Dayton D held and Delaware (674), Lehigh (671), North Dakota Avg. Passing O/D: 172.8/226.1 UD celebrated on its home fi eld. State (671), Lafayette (669), Dayton (649), Northern Iowa (641), Cornell (633), North Dakota DRAKE TALE OF THE TAPE Dayton has already clinched its 38th winning (625), Colgate (625), Holy Cross (613) and Head Coach: Rick Fox (Wheaton ‘86) season in the last 39 years. Record at Drake: 11-10 (2nd year) Brown (601). Avg. Pts O/D: 22.7/24.6 GOOD NEWS WORTH REPEATING • Of the 600 Club members, Dayton has played Avg. Rushing O/D: 133.1/104.8 The Flyers entered the season with the fourth- the fewest seasons (106, nine fewer than Avg. Passing O/D: 208.0/228.8 best winning percentage (.738, 124-41) in FCS Northern Iowa’s 115). PLAYERS OF THE WEEK football since 2000 AND have produced the most • Drake needs one more win to be the latest Off. -- Tucker Yinger, RS Freshman RB football Academic All-Americans (22) at any level team to join the club. Def. -- Christian Searles, Sophomore CB of competition in the same time frame. The top ST -- Christian Searles, Sophomore CB DAYTON IN THE POST-SEASON Scout (ST) -- Jake Kempt, Freshman WR fi ve in winning percentage are North Dakota State • The Flyers have qualifi ed for their fi rst-ever Scout (D) -- Griffi n O’Gara, Sopomore DE (.845), Harvard (.799), Montana (.775), Dayton FCS playoff berth. Scout (O) -- Adam Trautman, Fr. TE (.738), and San Diego (.698). • But UD played in the post-season 13 Hammer -- Jack Crain, RS Sophomore LB STREAKING times, including 11 NCAA Division III playoff UD has not been shut out in a school-record 441 appearances. straight games, the best such active string in all • Dayton was the Division III national champion of college football. The last team to shut out the in 1980 and 1989. Flyers was Marshall, 9-0, on Oct. 16, 1976. That • This is UD’s fi rst playoff appearance since is also the all-time FCS record. 1992, and fi rst post-season action since 2007. PFL Championships: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999 PFL Championships 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010, THE MAN AT THE TOP EXCEPTION TO THE RULE TUCKER’S TOUCHES • Rick Chamberlin is now in his eighth season • Nine of the last 10 undefeated teams in FCS • Since Connor Kacsor’s injury, Tucker Yinger in charge of the Flyer football program. His football were/are quarterbacked by a senior or has averaged 8.0 yards per touch on 84 rushes record is 65-23. redshirt senior. and seven pass receptions. • He is third all-time in wins at Dayton, behind • The exception is Dayton’s Alex Jeske, who is • The touches include 12 plays (nine runs, three two members of the College Football Hall a redshirt freshman. passes) of more than 25 yards. of Fame -- Mike Kelly (246 wins) and Harry • He had 122 yards on 19 carries against Baujan (124). JESKE ON CFPA FRESHMAN WATCH LIST Jacksonville. He gained 103 yards on 11 • Chamberlin is also in his 41st season as • Redshirt freshman QB Alex Jeske was attempts in the third quarter. part of the Flyer football program. A Flyer All- named to the College Football Performance • Ran for a career-best 237 yards on 23 carries American linebacker in his playing days, he Awards Watch List for the top freshman against Marist, including 194 in the second half. has been a part of 359 of UD’s 658 wins – 26 football player in FCS football. as a player, 268 as an assistant coach, and 65 • Jeske is fourth in the PFL in passing GOOD HANDS PEOPLE as a head coach. He has also been a part of effi ciency (124.6). He has completed 154 of • Cory Stuart, Tyler Tumpane and Jack Euritt 460 of UD’s 1,045 games. 256 passes (.601) for 1,713 yards this season. are 1-2-3 in receiving for the Flyers this season. • The Springfi eld, Ohio native is the 23rd • Last week versus Marist, Jeske ran in the • Stuart has 42 catches for an 11.2 yards per head football coach since the program began game-winning touchdown from seven yards catch average, Tumpane has 42 receptions for a in 1905. He is the fi rst of the 11 modern era out with just 53 seconds left in the game. 7.7 yard average, and Euritt has 28 for 13.6. coaches to have lettered for the Flyers, and • Ian Palin is fourth with 11 for 7.3. the second to be a graduate of the University JUST IN TIME JESKE • Stuart led UD with fi ve catches for 91 yards in of Dayton (Pete Ankney was the fi rst when he • With the Flyers limited to 16 yards in their the season-opening win at Robert Morris. coached in 1963 and 1964). fi rst six possessions at Robert Morris, Dayton • Seven different players caught passes at RMU. • Chamberlin, 59, had been on the Flyer turned to redshirt freshman Alex Jeske to • In the Stetson win, Tumpane led UD with six coaching staff for 29 seasons before being spark the offense late in the second quarter. receptions. named head coach. First as linebackers • Jeske was 11 of 17 for 162 yards with an • Tumpane had nine catches for 67 yards with a coach and then as defensive coordinator, interception and a TD. He also carried the ball TD at Valparaiso. Chamberlin helped mold the Dayton D’s six times for 41 yards and a rushing TD. • Stuart had eight for 70 yards vs. Butler. reputation for its preparation and execution • With Jeske at the helm, Dayton gained 277 • Tumpane had seven for 31 yards and a TD in as a unit.