DAYTON – The University of Dayton football team scored the first 24 points of the game, and the last 14 on Saturday in a 52-20 win over Taylor on Saturday.

UD was led on the ground by Michael Neel (15 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD), through the air by Dante Casciola (12 of 18 passing for 277 yards and 2 TD), and on defense by Ca'ron Coleman (13 tackles, 1 TFL).

Dayton is now 2-1 on the season, while Taylor falls to 1-3.

GAME SUMMARY
First Quarter – Dayton 21, Taylor 0
•    UD scored on three long drives on each of its first three possessions.
•    The Flyers took the opening kickoffs and went 70 yards in five plays, took a punt and needed four plays to drive 63 yards and held Taylor on downs to get the ball back to run five plays and go 75 yards for another TD.
•    Michael Neel ran 16 yards for the first score, Luke Hansen took it in from the six for his first career TD, and Dante Casciola hit Joey Swanson for a 59-yard touchdown.
•    Dayton gained 193 yards on just 14 plays in the first quarter.
•    Casciola was four-of-five passing for 149 yards.  Each of his passes when to a different receiver.
•    Ca'ron Coleman had six (of his game-high 13) in the first quarter.
Second Quarter – Dayton 31, Taylor 14
•    The Flyers held Taylor on fourth down again, and Sam Webster made it pay when he drilled a 38-yard field goal.
•    After having series of 13 plays and seven plays with no points, the Trojans needed just two plays to get on the scoreboard.   Damon Hockett hit Dakohta Sonnichsen for a 74-yard TD.
•    Dayton drove into Taylor territory but turned it over on downs, and Taylor went 79 yards in seven plays to make it 24-14.
•    UD answered with a 12-play, 74-yard drive of its own, that began with 1:38 left in the half.  
•    The key play was a 3rd-and-20 at the Taylor 25 inside the last 25 seconds of the half, where Casciola ran for 19, setting up and 4th down run by Cole Dow to the two.
•    Dow ran it in from the two with three seconds left in the half.
•    Taylor gained nearly half of its game's 348 yards in the quarter, out-gaining Dayton 163 to 121.
Third Quarter – Dayton 38, Taylor 20
•    After forcing a punt, Dayton scored on its first series.  Neel ran 18 yards for his second score after a nine play, 77-yard drive.
•    Taylor blocked a punt to set up a score on its last possession of the quarter.  The Trojans went 58 yards in five plays.
•    Dayton gained 101 yards in the quarter, with all but seven coming on the ground.
•    Neel carried the ball 10 times for 69 of his game-high 110 yards in the third period.
Fourth Quarter – Dayton 52, Taylor 20
•    The Flyers took the ensuing kickoff and drove 71 yards in seven plays, the chunk play being a 55-yard connection from Casciola to Gavin Lochow for the score.
•    It only took two plays for Dayton to scored the final TD of the game. On the first play, Nathan Arthur recovered a Taylor fumble at the 13, and one the second, Dow ran it in for a 13-yard touchdown.
•    Taylor had the ball one more time, needing 17 plays to drive 76 yards (and take 8:50 off the clock) before turning it over on downs at the Dayton 15-yard line.
•    UD moved the ball 77 yards to end the game, needing six plays to get to the Taylor four-yard line, and then taking two knees to end game at the eight.

BY THE NUMBERS
•    Dayton gained 556 yards in total offense, 303 through the air and 253 on the ground.
•    Michael Neel had his second consecutive 100-yard day, running the ball 15 times for 110 yards and two scores without touching the ball in the third quarter.
•    Dante Casciola was 12 of 18 passing for 277 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.
•    Six different receivers caught a pass.  Gavin Lochow and Derek Willits each caught three.
•    Lochow led the Flyers in yards receiving (124) and yards after catch (45).
•    Ca'ron Coleman had a game-high 13 tackles.
•    Coleman and Matt Lenti each had a tackle in the Taylor backfield.
•    Aiden McKinley had 10 tackles on the day, and led UD with six solo hits.
•    McKinley and Chase Brown each had half a sack.
•    Jerell Lewis and Nate Hess each had two QB hurries.
•    Nathan Arthur came up with UD's only turnover gained, recovering the fumble that set up the last TD of the game.

UP NEXT
•    Dayton begins the pursuit of its Pioneer Football League-record 13th PFL championship at San Diego on Saturday, Sept. 23.
•    Game time for the league opener for both teams is 5 p.m. ET.