The 2017 Dayton Flyers football team represented the

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in the

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. They were led by 10th-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They were a member of the

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. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in PFL play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Schedule

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Game summaries

At Robert Morris

Southeast Missouri State

Duquesne

At Morehead State

San Diego

At Drake

Campbell

At Davidson

Butler

Marist

At Valparaiso

References

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Dayton Flyers football seasons

Dayton Flyers football : ''For information on all University of Dayton sports, see Dayton Flyers'' The Dayton Flyers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Dayton located in the U.S. state of Ohio. The team competes in the ...