Dayton football: Flyers dominate fourth quarter to beat Morehead State
- Story byDayton Daily News, Ohio
- Dayton football: Flyers dominate fourth quarter to beat Morehead State
The Dayton Flyers outscored Morehead State 28-0 over the last 16 minutes to win 56-28 on Saturday, Oct. 10, at Welcome Stadium.
Dayton (4-1, 1-1) bounced back from a 30-22 loss at Drake in its Pioneer Football League opener.
Dayton has won two straight games against Morehead State (1-5, 0-2) after losing two in a row in the series.
A 4-yard touchdown pass from Bryce Schondelmyer to Michael Mussari in the last minute of the third quarter broke a 28-28 tie.
In the fourth quarter, Mason Hackett scored on a 4-yard run. Then Paul Kelly returned a punt 55 yards for a touchdown. Dillon Fitzpatrick ran 19 yards for a touchdown to end the scoring.
Schondelmyer completed 22 of 29 passes for 214 yards with four touchdowns. Mussari caught seven passes for 79 yards. Gavin Lochow caught five passes for 73 yards and scored two touchdowns.
Dayton returns to action at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, against Butler (5-1, 2-0) in Indianapolis.
Butler beat San Diego 41-10 on Saturday in Indianapolis and is tied for first place with Marist (3-3, 2-0).