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12/02/19 - Adam Trautman, rSr/2020, Dayton + More +

For the first time in the history of the Pioneer Football League, a tight end has earned the league's Offensive Player of the Year with Dayton senior tight end Adam Trautman earning the 2019 honor. Moreover, for the fourth time in the last six seasons, a Stetson student-athlete has been named the league's Defensive Player of the Year with redshirt senior defensive back Colby Duncan earning that award this season. That pair highlight the league's 2019 Major Award recipients, presented Monday. Redshirt junior punter Tanner Kuljian and head coach Dale Lindsey represented 2019 PFL regular-season champion San Diego, receiving the PFL's Special Teams Player of the Year and Coach of the Year, respectively.

There was a definite Florida flavor to the league's top freshman awards this season. Stetson running back runner Jaylen Leary earned the league's Freshman Offensive Player of the Year award, becoming the first Hatter to win the rookie offensive award. Jacksonville linebacker Ethan Hull was the league's Freshman Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the second Dolphin to earn that award. These honors launch the PFL's annual awards week. The PFL will announce its 27th All-PFL Teams, Tuesday. The league will announce its Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Wednesday, coinciding with the announcement of the 27th Academic All-PFL teams. - Pioneer Football League

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TE Adam Trautman, Dayton
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11/25/19 - Sam Webster, rSr/2024, Dayton + More +

NOV 25 PFL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sam Webster, Dayton, Freshman, Kicker, Richfield, Ohio,...Webster posted the second 15-point outing by a kicker in the PFL this season, helping Dayton post a 51-38 victory against Butler, Saturday. Webster connected on field goals from 31, 39 and 30 yards and on each of his six PATs. His first field goal put Dayton ahead 17-3 to end the first quarter and was part of Dayton's 31-0 run to take control of the game. Webster's 39-yarder put Dayton up 48-24 in the third quarter and he followed that with his 30-yarder on the next Flyers possession for a 51-31 lead. He also kicked off twice with one touchback. - Pioneer Football

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K Sam Webster, Dayton
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11/23/19 - Jack Cook, rSr/2022, Dayton + More +

Jack Cook threw four touchdown passes, Jake Chisholm and Sean Prophit ran for more than 100 yards each, and Dayton closed out the regular season with a 51-38 victory over Butler on Saturday. Cook threw all four of his TD passes in the first half as the Flyers raced to a 38-17 halftime lead. He added a 4-yard TD run in the third quarter and Sam Webster finished off the win with his second and third field goals of the day. While Dayton (8-3, 6-2 Pioneer League) was piling up 608 yards of offense, Nick Orlando kept Butler (3-9, 2-6) in the game, rushing for 158 yards and five touchdowns. Chisholm had 166 yards on 21 carries for Dayton and Prophit carried six times for 133 yards, an average of 22.2 yards per carry. Prophit had a long run of 65 yards and his 4-yard TD run in the second quarter was the only touchdown Cook did not account for. - AP College Football

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QB Jack Cook, Dayton
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11/19/19 - Brandon Easterling, rSr/2022, Dayton + More +

NOV 18 PIONEER FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Brandon Easterling, Dayton, Junior, Safety, Fairborn, Ohio,...Easterling tied PFL records with three interceptions and a 100-yard pick six as Dayton rallied for a 46-29 PFL win at Drake, Saturday. His pick six could not come at a better time, denying Drake an opportunity to go ahead by 10 points at halftime and instead giving Dayton its first lead of the contest. The Flyers carried that momentum into the second half as they built a 17-point lead before Drake would respond again. Easterling led the Flyers with 15 tackles (10 solo) and amassed 138 yards on his three interceptions. He picked off passes on consecutive Drake drives - a five-yard return helping setup a Dayton scoring drive before he turned the tide with his 100-yard return. Easterling also picked off a pass with a 33-yard return to setup Dayton's final scoring drive. - Pioneer League Football

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SS Brandon Easterling, Dayton
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11/18/19 - Brandon Easterling, rSr/2022, Dayton + More +

NOV 18 STATS FCS NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Brandon Easterling, Dayton, S, Jr. 6-0, 203, Fairborn, Ohio,...Easterling tied the Pioneer Football League record with three interceptions, including a 100-yard pick-six, and he also had 11 tackles (seven solo) to lead Dayton's 46-29 victory at Drake. His pick-six occurred on the final play of the first half as he denied Drake a TD and then went the other way to give the Flyers their first lead. His other interceptions led to Dayton scores and he finished with 138 yards in returns.

Honorable Mention: Chris Agyemang, DE, Sacred Heart; Andre Brackett, DB, Bryant; Willie Eubanks III, LB, The Citadel; Da'Quan Grimes, LB, Monmouth; Zach Hall, LB, Southeast Missouri; Dimitri Holloway, LB, James Madison; Sully Laiche, DE, Nicholls; Jayden Pauling, LB, Western Carolina; Donnell Rodgers, LB, North Dakota; Isiah Swann, CB, Dartmouth; Devin Taylor, RB, Illinois State; Jelani Taylor, S, Cornell; Juwan Taylor, DB, Alcorn State; Gerrit Van Itallie, LB, Bucknell. - STATS FCS Football

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SS Brandon Easterling, Dayton
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11/16/19 - Jake Chisholm, rSr/2023, Dayton + More +

Jake Chisholm ran for three touchdowns, Jack Cook ran for a pair of touchdowns and Dayton beat Drake 46-29 on Saturday. The Flyers boosted their record to 7-3, 5-2 in the Pioneer Football League and forced a three-way tie for second with the Bulldogs (5-5, 5-2) and Davidson (8-3, 5-2). Drake took an early two-score lead when Ian Corwin threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Devin Cates and Drew Lauer ran it in from 13 yards. Chisholm's 9-yard run before the first quarter ended made it 14-7.

Lauer added a 9-yard run, and the 2-point conversion made it 22-7. Dayton responded when Cook ran it in from 4-yards out, and Sam Webster kicked a 23-yard field goal to reduce the margin to 22-17 with 31 seconds before halftime. The turning point came on the ensuing drive when the Bulldogs took a short kickoff and quickly moved into scoring position. Brandon Easterling picked off Corwin at the goal line and returned it the distance to end the half. The 2-point conversion made it 25-22 and the Flyers led the rest of the way. Easterling became the 11th Dayton player to intercept three passes in a game. Corwin threw for 306 yards, two scores and four interceptions. - AP College Football

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WR Jake Chisholm, Dayton
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11/11/19 - Brandon Easterling, rSr/2022, Dayton + More +

2019 BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD WATCHLIST ADDITION: DB Brandon Easterling, Dayton,...Easterling, a graduate of Fairborn High School just outside Dayton, Easterling FCS football in tackles per game (13.1), solo tackles (7.6) and is tied for first in fumbles recovered (3). He had 19 tackles against Duquesne, the most by a Dayton player since James Vercammen had 19 at San Diego in 2009. Earlier this season, Easterling had a string of four consecutive games with at least one opponent turnover gained. He has led UD in tackles in seven of the eight games this season. - Dayton/STATS FCS Football

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SS Brandon Easterling, Dayton
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11/09/19 - Jack Cook, rSr/2022, Dayton + More +

Jack Cook threw four touchdown passes and ran for another and Dayton defeated Marist 59-35 on Saturday. The Flyers (5-3, 3-2 Pioneer) amassed 519 yards, were 6 of 12 on third-down conversions and converted all four fourth-down conversion attempts. Cook threw for 244 yards on 13-of-19 passing. Jake Chisholm ran for 151 yards on 16 carries with a touchdown. Jack Albers and Riche Warfield added touchdowns on the ground. Dayton ran it 45 times for 275 yards and held the ball for 32 1/2 minutes.

After a 7-all tie at the end of the first quarter, Cook threw back-to-back scoring passes to Adam Trautman for 3 and 11 yards. He added another 6 1/2 minutes before halftime -- a 59-yard scoring pass to Ryan Skibinski -- for a three-touchdown lead. Austin Day reduced the deficit to 28-14 with 14 seconds before intermission. Albers' 10-yard run with 1:59 to play gave Dayton its largest lead at 31 points (59-28). Day threw for 262 yards and three scores for Marist (3-5, 3-2). - AP College Football

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QB Jack Cook, Dayton
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11/04/19 - Jake Chisholm, rSr/2023, Dayton + More +

NOV 4 PIONEER OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jake Chisholm, Dayton, Sophomore, Running Back, Union, Kentucky,...Chisholm rushed for a PFL 2019 best 268 yards as Dayton picked up a road PFL win, 49-35, at Morehead State, Saturday. It is the third consecutive week a PFL runner amassed more than 200 yards, Chisholm's 268 yards ranking third among all FCS runners this season. His outing in Morehead included a 113-yard third-quarter performance and the game-securing touchdown. Chisholm also had 82 yards in the first quarter and another 49 yards in the second frame. He carried the ball for 13 first downs on 35 carries and his lone reception of 12 yards also went for a first down. Chisholm finished the game with 338 all-purpose yards, including 58 yards on two kick returns. - Pioneer Football

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WR Jake Chisholm, Dayton
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11/02/19 - Jack Cook, rSr/2022, Dayton + More +

Jack Cook threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores, Jake Chisholm ran for 268 yards and had two touchdowns and Dayton scored on four of its first six possessions to beat Morehead State 49-35 on Saturday. Chisholm's 268 yards on 35 carries is the second best single-game rushing performance in Dayton history. Cook capped the Flyers' opening drive with a 45-yard TD run, then hit Ryan Skibinski on a 41-yard pass for a 14-7 lead. Skibinski scored on a 10-yard run, then Matthew Clifford's interception set up Parr's 20-yard TD pass to Skibinski on Dayton's next possession.

Dayton fumbled on its fifth possession but Cook capped the sixth with an 11-yard TD run for a 35-14 halftime lead. Chisholm scored on runs of 13 and 10 yards. Cook was 7 of 14 for 124 yards passing and gained 88 yards on 8 carries for the Flyers (5-3, 3-2). Mark Pappas, 23 of 42 for 354 yards, threw three TD passes for the Eagles (4-5, 2-3), a 47-yarder to Jordan Huffman, an 11-yarder and a 51-yarder to Land Hurst. Vincent Winey's interception of a Cook pass led to Issiah Aguero's 1-yard run in the third. Aguero also scored on an 8-yard run in the fourth. - AP College Football

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QB Jack Cook, Dayton
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10/22/19 - Adam Trautman, rSr/2020, Dayton + More +

As if Saturday's game with San Diego wasn't big enough, it will be Dayton head coach Rick Chamberlin's 500th with the Flyers' program. Nobody is synonymous with the UD football quite like the 62-year-old Chamberlin, who's been a member of the program for 45 seasons. Since 2008, he has been the head coach for 129 games, posting an 89-40 record, including a record 66 Pioneer Football League wins. Previously, Chamberlin was a linebacker at Dayton for 45 games from 1975-78. A small college All-American as a senior, his 419 career tackles remain the Dayton record. From 1979 to 2007, he was an assistant coach for 325 games, including as a part of two Division III national championship teams and during Dayton's transition to the FCS level. Dayton brings 4-2 overall and 2-1 PFL records into Saturday's game and handed San Diego its last league loss four years ago. The Toreros (4-2, 3-0) will arrive at Welcome Stadium with a 32-game PFL winning streak, which is third-longest in conference play in FCS history. - AP College Football

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TE Adam Trautman, Dayton
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10/11/19 - Adam Trautman, rSr/2020, Dayton + More +

OCT 7 PIONEER LEAGUE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Adam Trautman, Dayton, Senior (RS), Tight End, Williamsburg, Michigan,...Trautman caught just six passes, but four of those went for touchdowns as Dayton downed Jacksonville, 56-28, Saturday. He set Dayton's single-game touchdown reception mark and the Flyers career receptions mark (139) in the win. Each of his four touchdown receptions came in the first half as Dayton raced out to a 21-point lead. The Flyers then turned to their run game the rest of the way and Trautman was part of an offensive line that aided the Flyers run game in posting 7.6 yards per carry. He finished the game with six receptions for 107 yards. - Pioneer League Football

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TE Adam Trautman, Dayton
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10/06/19 - Jack Cook, rSr/2022, Dayton + More +

OCT 5 CFB STARS: Jack Cook, Dayton, threw four of his school-record six TD passes to Adam Trautman in a 56-28 win over Jacksonville. - AP College Football

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QB Jack Cook, Dayton
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10/05/19 - Adam Trautman, rSr/2020, Dayton + More +

Jack Cook threw four of his six school-record single-game touchdown passes to Adam Trautman, Jake Chisholm ran for 101 yards and a score and Dayton beat Jacksonville 56-28 in Saturday's Pioneer Football League opener for both teams. Trautman, six catches for 107 yards, set a school record in the first quarter with 134 career receptions, eclipsing 133 catches by Bill Franks (1988-91), and his four TD catches are a single-game record for Dayton. He caught a 17-yard TD pass from Cook on the Flyers' opening drive and scored on passes of 30, 2 and 34 yards before halftime.

Cook, 13 of 16 for 198 yards, connected on a 33-yarder to Ryan Sybinski for a 35-14 halftime lead for the Flyers (3-1). Chisholm's 30-yard scoring run made it 41-14 before Cook threw his record-setting 14-yard pass to Kyle Butz early in the fourth quarter. Senior Tyler Vincent scored on a 7-yard run for his first career TD. Calvin Turner ran for four TDs for the Dolphins (2-3), including a 72-yard run on Jacksonville's first play from scrimmage. Turner, 169 yards on 22 carries, also scored on runs of 3, 13 and 20 yards. Brandon Easterling, who leads the FCS with 14.3 tackles per game, recovered a fumble that led to Trautman's record-setting 34-yard TD catch. - AP College Football

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TE Adam Trautman, Dayton
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09/25/19 - Jake Chisholm, rSr/2023, Dayton + More +

SEPT 23/WEEK 4 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jake Chisholm, Dayton, Junior, Wide Receiver, Union, Kentucky,...Chisholm returned to the Dayton lineup and made an impact, returning the second half’s opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown in Dayton��s 35-31 loss to Duquesne, Saturday. He finished the day with four kick returns for 137 yards (34.3 yards per return) and the touchdown that gave Dayton a 28-21 lead. Chisholm also had 183 all-purpose yards, tacking on a 10-yard touchdown reception that tied the game in the first quarter. - Pioneer League Football

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