Senior quarterback Kevin Hoyng ran for three touchdowns and passed for another to lift Dayton to a 33-7 win at Valparaiso Saturday. Hoyng was 16 of 21 for 254 yards passing and was also the Flyers's leading ground gainer with 78 yards.

Freshman corner Joe Castaneda set the tone early with a 58-yard kickoff return, setting up a short field that gave UD 7-0 less then two minutes into the game. Hoyng took it in from the one-yard line to open the scoring with 13:05 left in the first quarter. The longest drive of the game for either team came on the Flyers' next possession. Dayton drove 71 yards in nine plays, with Hoyng hitting Nick Ruhe from 15 yards out to make the score 14-0 with 7:58 left in the first.

Valparaiso cut it to a 14-7 game with 2:43 remaining in the opening period, but UD put the Crusaders away with two more touchdowns in the second quarter and one in the third. Jack O'Dell and Hoyng each scored on four-yard runs before halftime, and Hoyng ended his day with a 16-yard run up the middle to complete the scoring.

When Hoyng left the game, the Flyers had 354 yards in total offense, and he had accounted for 332 of them. His TD pass to Ruhe early in the game tied the Dayton record for touchdowns thrown in a season by an individual. Hoyng's 21 touchdown passes tie the 21 that Kevin Johns had in 1996.

UD also broke the 11-month school record for passes completed in a season. Last year the Flyers had 152 completions. After eight games this year, Dayton pitchers Hoyng, Rob Florian and Steve Valentino have completed 167.

In addition to his second-quarter touchdown run, O'Dell was also UD's top receiver with five grabs for 76 yards. Nick Ruhe and Matt Champa were next with four for 72 and 48 yards respectively, followed by J Michael Jonard's three catches for 58 yards.

Castaneda added four punt returns for 77 yards, and tied for the second-most tackles on the team. His seven hits matched safety Brandon Cramer. Flyer Steve McDonald led the way with nine (four solo).

Valparaiso came into the game leading the PFL in rushing, averaging 239.9 yards a game. The Dayton D held VU to less than half that (114 yards), including just 30 in the first half.

UD improves to 7-1 and 3-1 in the Pioneer Football League with its third straight win. Dayton is tied for second in the in the PFL. Valparaiso falls to 4-4 and 1-4 in the PFL. The Flyer win sets the stage for next week's game with San Diego with first place in the balance. USD went into its late game on the west coast with Jacksonville 3-0 in the league and 6-0 overall. Next week's game time is 1pm ET.