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 5 DATE Saturday, Oct. 10 - 1 p.m. ET LOCATION DAYTON SAN DIEGO Welcome Stadium -- Dayton, Ohio FLYERS vs TOREROS MEDIA INFORMATION Radio -- NewsTalk1290WHIO (4-0, 1-0 PFL) (3-1, 2-0 PFL) Larry Hansgen & Mike Kelly The preseason No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the SERIES STUFF Live Stats, Audio and Video stream: Pioneer Football League will square off Saturday • Dayton leads the series 15-7. Last year on Oct. DaytonFlyers.com at Welcome Stadium when the San Diego 25 in San Diego, the Toreros scored four of their 2015 SCHEDULE Toreros visit the University of Dayton six TD’s in the fi nal three minutes of each half to Flyers. grab a come-from-behind 40-29 win. SEPTEMBER • In the last meeting in Dayton, UD won 45-38 in USD (3-1, 2-0 PFL) was picked to fi nish fi rst in 5 @ Robert Morris W, 27-24 double overtime on Oct. 19, 2013. the PFL in a vote of the league’s coaches, just • Dayton is 8-4 all-time at home against USD. 19 DUQUESNE W, 24-13 two voting points ahead of the Flyers (4-0, 1-0 26 KENNESAW STATE W, 31-27 PFL). Game time in Dayton is 1 p.m. ET. SCOUTING THE TOREROS OCTOBER • The PFL defending champion, San Diego UD is 4-0 for the fi rst time since 2007. brings a nine-game win streak in league games 3 @ Stetson* W, 27-13 into Saturday’s contest. The Flyers did not have to come from behind 10 SAN DIEGO* 1 pm • USD is second in FCS football in time of for the fi rst time this season in last week’s 27-14 17 @ Valparaiso* 2 pm possession (36:05). win at Stetson in the PFL opener. Redshirt • The Toreros return eight of nine starters in the 24 BUTLER* 6 pm freshman QB Alex Jeske came into the game trenches from last year’s 9-3 team -- all four on 31 JACKSONVILLE* 1 pm with two TD passes in the fi rst three games of the defensive line and four of fi ve on offense. the year, but had three in the Stetson win. NOVEMBER • The defense is led by junior cornerback Jamal Agnew. The three-year starter is fourth in FCS 7 @ Morehead State* 1 pm This is the 23rd season of the PFL. UD’s 11 titles football in passes defended this season (2.3) 14 MARIST* 1 pm to date are the most in PFL history, counting ties. San Diego and Drake are next with six each. after leading last year (2.1). 21 @ Drake* 2 pm • Redshirt freshman quarterback Anthony Dayton fi nished 8-3 overall and 6-2 in the PFL Lawrence took over the starting role after * Pioneer Football League game one, and is second in the PFL in passing Home Games in ALL CAPS in 2014. The Flyers fi nished tied for second in effi ciency (143.97). He has completed 72 of 110 UD’s home fi eld is Welcome Stadium the Pioneer Football League and had their 37th passes (.665) for 746 yards with nine TD’s. Times are ET and Subject to Change winning season in the last 38 last year. • His favorite target is tight end Ross Dwelley. FLYER TALE OF THE TAPE Rick Chamberlin is in his eighth season as Dwelley has 27 catches (10.7 avg.). He has triple Head Coach: Rick Chamberlin (UD ‘80) UD’s head coach and returns 14 starters (seven the number of catches of all but one teammate. Record at UD: 59-23 (8th year) offense, six defense, one specialist) from 2014. Avg. Pts O/D: 27.3/19.5 PFL POWER Avg. Rushing O/D: 175.5/169.3 Dayton is led by senior running back Connor • The Pioneer Football League is in its 23rd Avg. Passing O/D: 180.5/149.3 Kacsor, who is UD’s career record holder in season. The original (and now the only) rushing yardage. A preseason All-American, Division I strictly need-based football league TORERO TALE OF THE TAPE Kacsor was the 2014 PFL Offensive Player of the began with charter members Butler, Dayton, Head Coach: Dale Lindsey (WKU ‘64) Year after gaining 1,547 yards with 17 TD’s. Drake, Evansville, San Diego and Valparaiso. Record at Stetson: 20-7 (3rd year) • UD’s 97-31 PFL mark is the best in PFL history. Avg. Pts O/D: 29.0/22.8 GOOD NEWS WORTH REPEATING Avg. Rushing O/D: 155.0/94.8 The Flyers enter the season with the fourth-best 600 CLUB Avg. Passing O/D: 204.8/210.5 winning percentage (.738, 124-41) in FCS football • The Flyers were the 11th NCAA FCS team (and PLAYERS OF THE WEEK since 2000 AND have produced the most football the fi rst west of the Alleghenies) to win 600 Off. -- Alex Jeske, RS Freshman QB Academic All-Americans (22) at any level of games in its football history in 2008. Def. -- Chrisan Searles, Sophomore CB ST -- Nick Kaczkowski, RS Senior CB competition in the same time frame. The top fi ve • The 16 members of the club, heading into the Scout (D) -- George Jochens, Fresh. LB in winning percentage are North Dakota State 2015 season are: Yale (884), Harvard (848), Scout (O) -- Kyle Kaparos, Freshman QB (.845), Harvard (.799), Montana (.775), Dayton Penn (830), Princeton (804), Dartmouth (676), Scout (ST) -- Matthew Rightnour, Fr. FYR (.738), and San Diego (.698). Delaware (674), Lehigh (671), North Dakota Hammer -- Jack Crain, RS Sophomore LB State (671), Lafayette (669), Dayton (649), STREAKING Northern Iowa (641), Cornell (633), North Dakota UD has not been shut out in a school-record 435 (625), Colgate (625), Holy Cross (613) and straight games, the best such active string in all Brown (601). of college football. The last team to shut out the • Of the 600 Club members, Dayton has played Flyers was Marshall, 9-0, on Oct. 16, 1976. That the fewest seasons (106, nine fewer than is also the all-time FCS record. Northern Iowa’s 115). PFL Championships: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999 PFL Championships 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010, THE MAN AT THE TOP GROUND GAINER TO SERVE AND PROTECT • Rick Chamberlin is now in his eighth season • Already the career rushing record holder at • On the Dayton offensive line, center Shane in charge of the Flyer football program. His the Dayton, redshirt senior Connor Kacsor is Toub and tackles Zac Morgan and Jimmy Vogel record is 59-23. the reigning PFL Offensive Player of the Year. return as starters. • He is third all-time in wins at Dayton, behind • He was a marked man at Robert Morris, with • Toub and Morgan started all 11 games last two members of the College Football Hall 33 carries for 72 yards. Fifty-three of his yards year, while Vogel has 16 career starts (8 last of Fame -- Mike Kelly (246 wins) and Harry came in the second half. year due to injury). Baujan (124). • Kacsor ran 40 times for 244 yards and three • Chamberlin is also in his 41st season as TD’s in the Duquesne win. After the Dukes TO REALLY SERVE AND PROTECT part of the Flyer football program. A Flyer All- took a 13-3 lead with 7:53 left in the third • Offensive guard Patrick Nuzzolese is a American linebacker in his playing days, he quarter, Kacsor carried the ball 22 times for volunteer fi refi ghter when he is home in Port has been a part of 353 of UD’s 653 wins – 26 150 yards to lead the Flyers to the win. He was Washington, N.Y. on Long Island. He celebrated as a player, 268 as an assistant coach, and 59 PFL co-Offensive Player of the Week. his fourth anniversary with his “other team” last as a head coach. He has also been a part of • He was PFL Player of the Week again after April. 454 of UD’s 1,039 games. running 40 times for 229 yards and three • He was nominated for the AFCA Allstate “Good • The Springfi eld, Ohio native is the 23rd touchdowns in the win over Kennesaw State. Works” Team. head football coach since the program began • He is the only player in FCS to have a pair of • Nuzzolese was in uniform at Stetson after in 1905. He is the fi rst of the 11 modern era 200-yard games and more than 40 carries in rehabbing a knee injury suffered during camp. coaches to have lettered for the Flyers, and a game (and he has two). the second to be a graduate of the University • He is currently fi rst in FCS football in rushing GOOD HANDS PEOPLE of Dayton (Pete Ankney was the fi rst when he yards per game (151.5) • Tyler Tumpane leads the Flyers this season coached in 1963 and 1964). • He was fi fth in FCS football in rushing yards with 14 catches for 136 yards (9.6). Jack Euritt is • Chamberlin, 59, had been on the Flyer per game (140.6) in 2014. second (13, 15.1). Cory Stuart is third (10, 16.6). coaching staff for 29 seasons before being • Kacsor was named a Preseason All- • Senior captain Cory Stuart led UD with fi ve named head coach.