DAYTON FOOTBALL • 2015 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS •NCAA FCS PLAYOFF BERTH •12 PFL TITLES Contact: Doug Hauschild • [email protected] • Office: (937) 229-4390 • Cell: (937) 272-4503 • Football Press Box: (937) 542-4093 WEBSITE: daytonflyers.com TWITTER: @DaytonFootball FACEBOOK: /DaytonFlyersFootball INSTAGRAM: daytonflyers GAMEDAY INFORMATION DAYTON GAME 6 DATE - Saturday, Oct. 7 - 2 p.m. ET Drake Stadium - Des Moines, Iowa DAYTON DRAKE MEDIA INFORMATION FLYERS vs BULLDOGS Radio - NewsTalk1290WHIO Larry Hansgen & Mike Kelly TEAM COMPARISON Live Stats, Audio and Video Stream: DAYTON DRAKE GOOD NEWS WORTH REPEATING Fast Facts Record 1-4, 0-2 PFL 3-2, 2-0 PFL The Flyers entered the season with the third-best Points/Gm 18.3/24.2 27.4/34.2 winning percentage (.761, 143-45) in FCS football Dayton coach Rick Chamberlin is in his 10th Rush Yds/Gm 167.6/145.2 95.4/132.4 since 2000 AND have produced the most football season as UD’s head coach. Pass Yds/Gm 139.4/260.8 295.4/206.2 Academic All-Americans (26) at any level of Total Off/Gm 307.0/406.0 390.8/338.6 competition in the same time frame. The top ve Quarterback Alex Jeske , linebacker Jack Possession Time 30:19/29:41 31:02/28:38 in winning percentage are Harvard (.799), North Crain and defensive end Nick Surges are the Dakota State (.761), Dayton (.757), Montana (.755), Flyer football captains this year. SERIES STUFF • Dayton leads the series 25-8. and San Diego (.719). • UD won last year’s game in Dayton 35-10 on Oct. 1. Tucker Christian Searles, a preseason All-America Yinger carried the ball 21 times for 172 yards in the win. STREAKING kick returner , is UD’s special teams captain. • That broke a Drake three-game winning streak in the series. UD has not been shut out in a school-record • Last time the two teams played in Des Moines, the Bulldogs 459 straight games, the best such active string For the second straight Saturday , the Flyers won 27-17 on Nov. 21., 2015. in all of college football. The last team to shut take on a team that is tied for rst in the • Dayton’s last win at Drake Stadium was Nov. 14, 2009, 23-6. out the Flyers was Marshall, 9-0, on Oct. 16, Pioneer Football League . Dayton is 1-4 1976. That is also the all-time FCS record. overall, and 0-2 in the PFL, while Drake is INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 3-2 in 2017, and 2--0 in the PFL. DAYTON DRAKE PFL POWER Passing Passing • The Pioneer Football League is in its 25th Crain is a semi nalist for the National Kyle Kaparos Grant Kraemer season. The original (and now the only) Football Foundation’s Campbell Trophy, 67-125-2, 697 yards, 103-164-5, 1,423 yards, Division I strictly need-based football league sometimes referred to as “the Academic .536, 5 TD .628, 11 TD Heisman.” UD is one of two D-I teams to began with charter members Butler, Dayton, Rushing Rushing have a semi naist the last 12 years. Drake, Evansville, San Diego and Valparaiso. Tucker Yinger Tyler Updegraff • UD’s 110-35 record is the best in PFL history. 94 for 463 yards, 1 TD 41 for 128 yards, 2 TD 2017 SCHEDULE SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS Receiving Receiving SEPTEMBER • Drake’s attack is powered by the top-rated Adam Trautman Mitch McFarlane 2 @ Robert Morris L, 13-10 22 rec., 9.3 avg., 1 TD 23 rec., 17.0 avg., 3 TD QB in the PFL, senior Grant Kraemer. Kramer leads the league in passing ef ciency (151.7 9 SEMO W, 25-23 Defense Defense rating), passing yardage per game (284.6, 30 16 DUQUESNE L, 28-23 David Leisring Austin Dismond yards more than the next guy) and total offense 23 @ Morehead State* L, 34-28 48 hits, 27 solo, 3 INT, 4 23 hits, 16 solo. 1 TFL, (277.0). PBU, 2.0 TFL 1 PBU 30 SAN DIEGO* L, 23-7 • Kraemer has completed 103 of 164 passes (.628) for 1,423 yards, with 11 TD against ve OCTOBER interceptions.. DAYTON 7 @ Drake* 2 p.m. Head Coach: Rick Chamberlin (UD ‘80) • Aside from Kraemer at quarterback, the 14 CAMPBELL* 1 p.m. Record at UD: 75-31 (10th year) Bulldogs get a lot of production from a lot of players on both sides of the ball. 21 @ Davidson* 1 p.m. Drake • Ten different players have scored TD’s, six 28 BUTLER* 1 p.m. Head Coach: Rick Fox (Wheaton ‘86) have at least 15 rushing attempts, and ve have NOVEMBER Record at Drake: 22-16 (4th year) at least 12 pass receptions. • WR Mitch McFarlane is Kraemer’s favorite 4 MARIST* 1 p.m. PLAYERS OF THE WEEK target, catching 4.6 passes a game (7th in 11 @ Valparaiso* 2 p.m. Off. - - Adam Trautman, RS Soph. TE / Williamsburg, Mich. the PFL) for 78.0 yards a game (5th), while Def. - - Jack Crain, RS Senior LB / Lisle, Ill. averaging 17.0 yards a catch (4th). * Pioneer Football League Scout (O) -- Jake Morre Cook, Frosh C / Treasure Island, Fla. • Defensively, six Bulldogs have interceptions, Home Games in ALL CAPS Scout (D) -- Austin Newland, Freshman CB / Carmel, Ind. 12 have at least 10 tackles, 13 have defended Times are ET and Subject to Change Scout (ST) -- Cameren Alber, Freshman DE / Brookville, Ohio a pass, and 17 have at least a half (assisted) Hammer -- J.P. Forcucci, Senior WR / Wheaton, Ill. tackle in the back eld. • Cornerback Terry Allen, who is currently listed second on the depth chart, leads the PFL in passes defensed (1.50 per game). PFL Championships: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 PFL Championships: 2001, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015 THE MAN AT THE TOP 5 FLYERS ON PRESEASON ALL-PFL TEAM • Rick Chamberlin is now in his tenth season • UD had ve players named this year’s All- Pioneer Football League in charge of the Flyer football program. His PFL team three on defense, one on special Standings record is 75-31. teams and one on offense. They were: (As of September 23rd) • He is third all-time in wins at Dayton, behind • Senior cornerback Christian Searles was PFL Overall two members of the College Football Hall one of two repeat selections for UD. Searles Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. of Fame -- Mike Kelly (246 wins) and Harry was tied for second in the PFL in interceptions Campbell 2-0 1.000 3-2 .600 Baujan (124). (5) and was third in passes defended (16) a Drake 2-0 1.000 3-2 .600 • After coaching the Flyers to the FCS playoffs year ago. The two-time First Team All-PFL San Diego 2-0 1.000 3-2 .600 in 2015, Chamberlin was named the 2015 cornerback was in on 36 tackles, with 25 of Jacksonville 1-0 1.000 3-1 .750 Marist 2-1 .667 3-2 .600 AFCA District Coach of the Year and the PFL the solo variety. His three interceptions at Morehead State 1-1 1.000 2-3 .500 Coach of the Year. He was the school’s rst Jacksonville last year tied the Flyer single- Valparaiso 1-1 .500 2-3 .400 AFCA District Coach of the Year, and his PFL game record. Davidson 0-1 .000 2-2 .500 honor was the ninth for a Dayton coach. • Linebacker Jack Crain was a Second Team Butler 0-2 .000 2-3 .400 • Chamberlin is also in his 43rd season as All-PFL pick in 2016. Crain has played in Dayton 0-2 .000 1-4 .200 part of the Flyer football program. A Flyer All- every game for the last three years (34 Stetson 0-3 .000 0-5 .000 American linebacker in his playing days, he games). In that time he has accumulated 216 has been a part of 369 of UD’s 659 wins – 26 tackles, including 79 last season, good for as a player, 268 as an assistant coach, and 75 third on the team. He is also a two-time First as a head coach. He has also been a part of Team Academic All-PFL selection. Dayton’s Record When... 476 of UD’s 1,061 games. • Nick Surges, like Crain, was Second Team • The Spring eld, Ohio native is the 23rd All-PFL last season. Surges was second in the Leading after 1st Quarter 1-1 Trailing after 1st Quarter 0-1 head football coach since the program began PFL in sacks per game (0.77 per game) from Tied after 1st Quarter 0-2 in 1905. He is the rst of the 11 modern era his defensive end position. He had 46 tackles, coaches to have lettered for the Flyers, and the 12.0 TFL (second on the team) and a pass Leading at Halftime 1-2 second to be a graduate of the University of batted down, with team highs in quarterback Trailing at Halftime 0-2 Dayton (Pete Ankney was the rst alum when hurries (8) and fumbles forced (2). Tied at Halftime 0-0 he coached in 1963 and 1964). • Dayton averaged a Pioneer Football League- • Chamberlin, 60, had been on the Flyer best 5.1 yards per carry in 2016, and one of Leading after the 3rd Quarter 0-1 coaching staff for 29 seasons before being the reasons was the play of Ben Gauthier at Trailing after the 3rd Quarter 1-2 named head coach.