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Dayton takes on Presbyterian in Pioneer Football League action at Bailey Memorial Stadium on Saturday, November 02, 2024 in Clinton, South Carolina.
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7
Dayton DAY 5-3 , 3-2
28
Winner Presbyterian PC 4-6 , 2-4
Dayton DAY
5-3 , 3-2
7
Final
28
Presbyterian PC
4-6 , 2-4
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
DAY Dayton 0 0 7 0 7
PC Presbyterian 5 10 10 3 28

Game Recap: Football |

Football Falls At Presbyterian, 28-7

Flyers Fall To 5-3 Overall, 3-2 In The PFL

CLINTON, S.C. – The University of Dayton football fell on the road at Presbyterian Saturday, 28-7.  PC scored the first 25 points of the game en route to its second straight win.

Dayton is now 5-3 overall, and 3-2 in the PFL.  Presbyterian is now 4-6, and 2-4 in the PFL.

GAME RECAP
1st Quarter – Presbyterian 5, Dayton 0
•    Two plays out of punt formations led to the first quarter scoring.
•    A Presbyterian fake punt on fourth-and-six at its own 29 led to 37-yard field goal on the first drive of the game.
•    On the next series, the punt snap was well over Dayton punter Logan Forcum's head and went out of the end zone for a safety.
•    PC outgained UD 97 to -2.
•    The Blue Hose were 0-for-4 on third down, but 2-for-2 on fourth down.
2nd Quarter – Presbyterian 15, Dayton 0
•    Presbyterian scored its touchdown on a drive that began at the end of the first quarter and ended with a 12-yard run with 10:56 left in the half.
•    PC then scored on a 27-yard field goal with 1:59 left.
•    Dayton came into the game leading FCS football in first downs allowed (11.7), and first-half first downs were 11-3 in favor of the Blue Hose.
3rd Quarter – Presbyterian 25, Dayton 7
•    Presbyterian took advantage of a short field after a strip sack to drive 29 yards in four plays to score another an eight-yard TD.  
•    Dayton put together its best drive to that point, going 62 yards in nine plays , but the ball was turned over on downs at the 18.  
•    Presbyterian drove 77 yards to set up a 22-yard field goal.
•    Dayton then drove 70 in 12 plays to get on the board.  Mason Hackett ran it in from the two-yard line with 11 seconds left in the period.
4th Quarter – Presbyterian 28, Dayton 7
•    The Dayton defense forced two punts on the next two series, but both Flyers possession ended in fumbles.
•    The second one resulted in a 24-yard drive that ends with PC's fourth field goal of the day, a 34-yarder.
•    UD went 70 yards in seven plays on its last possession, but the drive ended with an interception in the end zone with 12 seconds to go.

BY THE NUMBERS
•    Sophomore running back Luke Hansen returned to action for the first time in five games, and led UD with nine carries for 44 yards.  42 of his yards came in the second half.
•    QB Drew VanVleet was 26 of 40 for 231 yards and one interception.
•    Gavin Lochow led UD with six catches for 48 yards.
•    Linebackers Aiden McKinley and Gideon Lampron shared game honors in tackles with 11.
•    Ten of McKinley's hits were unassisted.  He also had 4.0 TFL, a sack and a pass break up.
•    Punter Logan Forcum punted twice for a 49.5 yard average.
•    Freshman Paul Kelly returned one punt for 25 yards.

UP NEXT
•    UD is back home for the next two weeks – Nov. 9 vs. San Diego and Nov. 16 vs. Valparaiso.  
•    Both games kick-off at 12 Noon ET.
•    The San Diego game will be the Flyers' Military Appreciation Game.
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