Dayton's Passing Game and Three Picks Sink Butler
Three interceptions and 30 rushing yards. That is how Butler lost a game it trailed only 14-9 with about twelve minutes to go. Dayton won 19-9 and moved to 3-1, while Butler fell to 3-2.
Butler took the first lead on a 30-yard Beck Janki field goal in the first quarter, and that was the last time it led. Bryce Schondelmyer hit Bryce Cowgill from 25 yards early in the second, then connected with Luke Hansen from 33 yards with 1:47 left before the break, and Dayton had a 14-3 halftime lead. Nobody scored in the third. Butler finally broke through at 12:18 of the fourth when Gabe Passini found Nick Munson from 20 yards, though the two-point pass failed and it stayed 14-9. David Maurer kicked a 21-yard field goal with 5:14 left, and a team safety with 1:11 to play closed it out.
The yardage is lopsided. Dayton piled up 387 yards (297 passing, 90 rushing) to Butler's 182 (152 passing, 30 rushing), and Dayton did not throw an interception or lose a fumble. The Flyers sacked Passini four times. Butler threw those three picks, ran 21 times for 30 yards, and never had the ball in a spot to catch up. A 10-point final undersells it, honestly. Dayton had more than twice the yardage and held Butler to a single touchdown.
For fantasy, Schondelmyer was the clear top scorer on the Dayton side, and Munson did what he has been doing all year, which is find the end zone. Hansen had a tidy day with a touchdown catch and 18 carries.