DAYTON - The University of Dayton football team will return home to host San Diego on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 12 p.m. at Welcome Stadium. The Flyers last home game resulted in a 56-28 victory over Morehead State.

Dayton is riding a two-game win streak, and sits at 5-1 on the season. The Flyers are a perfect 3-0 at home in 2026 and 2-1 in the PFL thus far. 

As a team, the Flyers lead the PFL in time of possession, opponent penalties, first downs, punting, kickoffs, and total defense. UD is averaging 31.17 points per game while holding opponents to just 18 points each outing. The Flyers are getting 215.8 yards per game through the air and 151 yards per game on the ground. 

Dayton's offense is led by senior quarterback Bryce Schondelmyer (1,236 yards, 64.5% completion percentage, 133.6 passer rating) and the rushing duo of seniors Luke Hansen and Mason Hackett (579 combined rushing yards). Senior receivers Michael Mussari (34 catches, 447 yards, 3 TDs) and Gavin Lochow (37 catches, 270 yards, 3 TD) have led the charge on the outside as well. 

The defense on the other hand has seen a lot of new faces step up for Dayton. Transfer Ross Coppock leads the team with 39 tackles, 26 solo, while Javawn Brooks has four interceptions to go along with his 25 tackles on the season.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
San Diego is looking to start a win streak of their own, as they are coming off of a 38-13 blowout win this past week. The Eagles come to UD with a 3-4 record on the year and 2-2 PFL mark. 

Head coach Brandon Moore is in his fourth season at the helm of the Toreros, leading the program to an 8-4 record last year, as well as a second-place finish in the PFL.

Despite having the fifth-best scoring offense in the PFL, San Diego has been outscored by an average of 37.7 points allowed to just 28.6 points scored per contest. The Toreros gain, on average, 406.4 yards per game, 238.4 of which have come through the air.

Senior quarterback Dom Nankil (147-for-233, 9 TDs, 7 INTs) has taken a majority of the snaps for San Diego, averaging 235 yards in the air per game. Adam Criter has led the San Diego rushing attack with 572 yards and 5 touchdowns, while Cole Monach has 6 touchdown receptions on the season, good for second in the PFL.

Defensively, graduate student Tim Hayes leads the team with 39 tackles, while Ruben Lopez and CJ Castille lead the team in interceptions, having recorded two each.

SERIES HISTORY
Dayton and San Diego are meeting for the 31st time in program history with the Flyers leading the series 26-14. However, San Diego has won the last seven matchups, as well as 13 of the last 16.

NEXT UP
Dayton will hit the road and head to Deland, Fla. to take on Stetson on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 1 p.m.

LAST OUTING
• Dayton pushed its win streak to two games, improving to 2-1 in league play with a 19-9 win over Butler this past Saturday. Dayton carried a 14-3 lead into halftime, and held on to secure the win.
• San Diego improved to 3-4 on the season with a 38-13 at home against Valparaiso. The Toreros are 2-2 in conference play, and 1-3 on the road this season. 

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