DAYTON - The University of Dayton football team will host Davidson College Saturday, Nov. 14 at 12 p.m. at Welcome Stadium for Senior Day. Not only will the 26 seniors be recognized, but the Zulli Award will be given out at halftime after a special presentation of 2026 Dayton Athletics Hall of Fame inductee and former #FlyerFootball player Adam Trautman.

SCOUTING THE FLYERS
Dayton has two games left in the regular season and controls its own destiny sitting at 5-1 in Pioneer Football League play and 8-1 overall. The Flyers are in first-place in the conference standings and is riding a five-game winning streak.

As a team, Dayton is scoring 33.2 points per game and holding opponents to 21.6 points each outing. The Flyers are averaging 155.3 yards per game rushing and 227.9 yards passing for 383.2 yards of offense. 

Dayton's offense is led by senior quarterback Bryce Schondelmyer with 1,992 yards and 20 touchdowns at a 66.9 completion percentage. Senior running backs Luke Hansen and Mason Hackett have combined for 202 carries, 970 yards, and 10 touchdowns while senior receiver Gavin Lochow has chipped in seven touchdowns and 58 catches on the periphery. 

The defense is led by senior linebacker Joe Kingsbury with 64 tackles and 5.0 tackles for loss while junior safety Ross Coppock has 62 tackles and junior defensive end Jace Schaefer has team highs of 8.0 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Davidson sits at ninth place in the PFL, with a 4-6 overall record and a 2-4 record in Pioneer Football League conference play. The Wildcats arrive at Welcome Stadium coming off a home win against Stetson last Saturday, taking down the Hatters 33-14. 

The Wildcats are scoring 23.10 points per game, giving up an average of 34.90 to their opponents. Davidson has totaled 192 yards of offense per game, with 66 rushing yards and 105 in passing, and has allowed a total of 212 yards per game to opponents. 

Junior quarterback Casey Bullock has thrown 16 touchdown passes and averages 228.70 passing yards per game, a team high for the Wildcats. Senior wide receiver Jacary Lightsey has scored four touchdowns this season, and leads the team in receiving yards with 84.10 per game. 

On the defensive end, sophomore Hudson Altenburg is a force for the Wildcats with 36 solo tackles and 28 assisted tackles, for a team-leading 64 total tackles.

NEXT UP
Dayton will finish up the regular season on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 1 p.m. on the road at Presbyterian College in South Carolina. 

LAST OUTING
• Dayton hosted Valparaiso (4-5) last Saturday and defeated the Beacons in a 31-20 victory.  
• Davidson came out on top last Saturday in their match against Stetson at home, leaving the Hatters with a 33-14 loss. 

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WELCOME TO THESE HALLOWED HALLS
• Former Dayton tight end and current Denver Bronco Adam Trautman '19 was chosen for this year's 2027 UD Athletics Hall of Fame Class.

Adam Trautman was named to six different All-America teams as a senior tight end for the Flyers in 2019.  Trautman came to Dayton as a quarterback in 2015, but transitioned to tight end early that season.  He redshirted his first year on campus, and was named UD's Scout Team Player of the Year while learning his new position.