Dayton Outlasts Winless Stetson 44-34 in a Shootout
Stetson had 570 yards. Stetson lost by 10. Both are true, and the second one is the one that goes in the standings. Dayton won 44-34 and left the Hatters at 0-8.
It started quietly, a 23-yard field goal for Dayton and a 33-yarder for Stetson, so 3-3. Then Tom von Grote threw a 28-yard touchdown to Kingston McCullough at 11:39 of the second quarter and Stetson led 10-3. Bryce Schondelmyer answered with a 13-yard pass to Donovan Weatherly (the extra point failed, so 9-10), and Troy Flowers ran in from 6 yards for Stetson with 2:21 left in the half (two-point try failed). Stetson led 16-9 at the break, the winner's biggest hole.
Dayton took over in the third quarter. Schondelmyer threw 26 yards to Michael Mussari at 8:33 to tie it at 16, then 23 yards to Gavin Lochow at 5:22 for a 23-16 lead. Trey Hess kicked a 25-yard field goal for Stetson, and the quarter ended 23-19. The fourth was a trade of blows. Mason Hackett ran 17 yards for Dayton at 13:27, von Grote threw a 59-yard touchdown to Landon Farco at 11:19, and 17 seconds later Luke Hansen answered with a 41-yard run, making it 37-26. Von Grote hit Shawne Jones from 8 yards at 7:40 and the Hatters went for two and got it (37-34). Hansen then ran 33 yards at 3:57 for the final 44-34.
Stetson out-gained Dayton 570 to 462 yards, with 346 passing and 224 rushing on only 25 carries. Each team threw one interception. Dayton goes to 5-1, Stetson drops to 0-8.
Fantasy-wise, this was a quarterbacks' game and a Hansen game. Von Grote scored 32.2 Promethium points, Hansen 29.6 and Schondelmyer 26.2.