The University of Dayton first fielded a football team in 1905. They remained independent of athletic conferences for most of their history, including the period from 1977 to 1992 when they joined Division III of the NCAA. Beginning in 1993 they joined the Pioneer Football League in Division I-AA/FCS play as a founding member.
The Flyers have amassed a 718–400–25 (.639) record since 1905 and have won 2 National Championships as a member of Division III. UD has won 12 Conference Championships.
Seasons National champions Conference champions *Postseason Appearance Bowl Game Berth ^
SeasonHead coach Conference AffiliationSeason resultsPlayoff or Bowl resultFinal rankingConference finishDivision finishWinsLossesTiesOvertime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.STATS PollSince the 1978 split in divisions, the NCAA, or more recently, The Sports Network Poll, now known as the STATS Poll has been the major poll at the FCS level. Polls are released prior to the playoffs.Coaches PollThe FCS Coaches Poll was introduced in 2007. Therefore, polls for prior seasons do not exist. Polls are released prior to the playoffs Dayton Flyers 1905 William Schoen Independent — — 0 3 0 NCAA (1906 – 1955) 1906 Dr. J.G. Freshour Independent — — 5 1 0 1907 — — 0 4 0 1908 Matthew Hill — — 7 0 1 1909 George Binlein — — 4 3 0 1910 Orville Smith — — 5 1 0 1911 Roland Bevan — — 3 3 1 1912 — — 4 2 0 1913 Louis Clark — — 4 1 1 1914 Alfred McCray — — 2 2 0 1915 — — 3 2 0 1916 — — 4 3 0 1917 Louis Clark — — 7 2 0 1918 — — 1 1 0 1919 Harry Solimano — — 2 2 0 1920 Bud Talbott — — 2 4 0 1921 Charley Way/Bud Talbott — — 1 7 1 1922 Van F. Hill — — 6 3 0 1923 Harry Baujan — — 4 5 0 1924 — — 7 3 0 1925 — — 7 2 0 1926 Ohio Athletic — — 8 2 0 1927 — — 6 3 0 1928 — — 6 3 0 1929 — — 4 5 0 1930 — — 4 3 2 1931 — — 5 3 2 1932 — — 9 2 0 1933 — — 7 2 1 1934 — — 4 3 1 1935 Buckeye Athletic — — 4 4 1 1936 — — 4 5 0 1937 — — 7 2 0 1938 — — 7 2 0 1939 Independent — — 4 4 1 1940 — — 6 3 0 1941 — — 7 3 0 1942 — — 8 2 0 1946 — — 6 3 0 1947 Joseph Gavin — — 6 3 0 1948 — — 7 2 1 1949 — — 6 3 0 1950 — — 4 6 0 1951 ^ — — 7 2 0 L Salad 1952 — — 6 5 0 1953 — — 3 5 1 1954 Hugh Devore — — 5 5 0 1955 — — 3 6 1 NCAA University Division (1956-1972) 1956 Bud Kerr Independent — — 4 6 0 1957 — — 6 3 1 1958 — — 2 8 0 1959 — — 3 7 0 1960 Stan Zajdel — — 1 9 0 1961 — — 2 8 0 1962 — — 2 8 0 1963 Pete Ankney — — 1 7 2 1964 — — 3 7 0 1965 John McVay — — 1 8 1 1966 — — 8 2 0 1967 — — 6 3 1 1968 — — 5 5 0 1969 — — 3 7 0 1970 — — 5 4 1 1971 — — 5 6 0 1972 — — 4 6 1 NCAA Division I (1973-1976) 1973 Ron Marciniak Independent — — 5 5 1 1974 — — 3 8 0 1975 — — 5 6 0 1976 — — 4 7 0 NCAA Division III (1977-1992) 1977 Rick E. Carter Independent — — 8 3 0 1978 — — 9 2 1 L Division III Quarterfinals 1979 — — 8 2 1 1980 — — 14 0 0 W Division III Championship 1981 Mike Kelly — — 12 2 0 L Division III Championship 1982 — — 6 4 0 1983 — — 7 3 0 1984 — — 10 1 0 L Division III Quarterfinals 1985 — — 7 3 0 1986 — — 10 1 0 L Division III First Round 1987 — — 11 3 0 L Division III Championship 1988 — — 9 2 0 L Division III First Round 1989 — — 13 0 0 W Division III Championship 1990 — — 11 1 0 L Division III Quarterfinals 1991 — — 13 1 0 L Division III Championship 1992 — — 10 1 0 L Division III Regionals NCAA Division I-AA/FCS (1993–present) 1993* Mike Kelly Pioneer 1st* — 9 1 0 1994* T-1st* — 8 2 0 1995 2nd — 9 2 0 1996* 1st* — 11 0 0 1997* 1st* — 9 1 — 1998 2nd — 6 4 — 1999* 1st* — 6 4 — 2000* T-1st* — 8 3 — 2001* 1st* 1st (North) 10 1 — W PFL Championship 2002* 1st* 1st (North) 11 1 — W PFL Championship Cup 2003 — 3rd (North) 9 2 — 2004 — 3rd (North) 7 3 — 2005 — 2nd (North) 9 1 — 2006 T-7th — 4 6 — 2007 ^* T-1st* — 11 1 — W Gridiron Classic Cup 2008 Rick Chamberlin T-2nd — 9 3 — 2009* T-1st* — 9 2 — 2010* T-1st* — 10 1 — 25 25 2011 5th — 6 5 — 2012 T-4th — 6 5 — 2013 T-4th — 7 4 — 2014 T-3rd — 8 3 — 2015* T-1st* — 10 2 — L FCS First Round 2016 2nd — 9 2 — 2017 T-6th — 5 6 — 2018 T-4th — 6 5 — 2019 T-2nd — 8 3 — 2020 No team 2021 Rick Chamberlin Pioneer T-5th — 6 4 — 2022 3rd — 8 3 — 2023 Trevor Andrews T–8th — 4 7 — 2024 T–6th — 6 5 — 2025 T–5th — 7 4 — Total 1 1 () (Bowl Games) 16 9 () (D-III Playoffs) 1977-1992 0 1 ()(D-I FCS Playoffs) 1993-Present 718 400 25 ()(all games)
Pre-2006 data taken from
Postseason facts Years in Postseason: 12 DIII Post-Season Record: 16-9 () DI Post-Season Record: 0-1 () OVERALL PLAYOFF RECORD: 16-10 ()
Championships National Championships: 2 (1980, 1989) National Runner-Up: 3 (1981, 1987, 1991)
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