DAYTON, Ohio – Butler scored the first points of the game on Saturday afternoon at Dayton, but the Flyers would strike back with 31 unanswered to take a commanding 38-17 lead at the half. BU won the fourth quarter 14-3, but would ultimately fall on the road 51-38.
 
How It Happened
Nick Orlando and Brad Sznajder helped Butler rush for 276 yards against a tough Dayton defense. Orlando scored five rushing touchdowns, with three of the five coming in the second half.
 
Butler won the battle on the ground, but the Dayton air attack was too much to overcome in this one. QB Jack Cook tossed four touchdowns to lead the Flyers to victory. Three of the four TD passes went to Ryan Skibinski. He led all receivers with 144 yards. His eight catches came on 12 targets.
 
Butler's top weapons on the outside were Johnny O'Shea and Nate Rusk. O'Shea caught five passes for 69 yards. Rusk caught a 49-yard bomb from Sam Brown to help him end the game with 87 yards on four grabs.
 
Drew Bevelhimer connected on a 36-yard field goal on Butler's opening drive and the Bulldogs would force a punt after six plays on Dayton's first possession. The Butler defense had a hard time getting off the field after that stand with the Flyers scoring touchdowns on five of their next six possessions before the half.
 
Skibinski scored all three of his touchdowns in the first half and tight end Adam Trautman would find the end zone for another. The lone Dayton rushing touchdown in the first half was credited to Sean Prophit.
 
Butler's first half points came on a 41-yard TD rush by Orlando with 6:29 to play and a one-yard dive over the goal line from Orlando again with just five seconds on the game clock.
 
Orlando's third TD was a six-yard gain in the third quarter. His fourth quarter TD runs came from 11 and three yards away.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Butler posted 519 total yards of offense
- Nick Orlando rushed for 158 yards and five touchdowns
- Brad Sznajder rushed 22 times for 125 yards.
- Sam Brown completed 15 passes on 33 attempts to gain 243 yards
- Devin Aguilar was credited with nine tackles and one forced fumble
- Mason Brunner and Dan DelGrosso tied Aguilar for the team lead in tackles
- Beau Snuggs recovered a fumble for BU
- The Bulldogs were 3-for-4 on fourth down
- Butler ends the 2019 season with a 3-9 overall record
- Two of Butler's three wins came against PFL opponents (Jacksonville, Valparaiso)
 
Stat of the Game
Each team was perfect in the red zone. BU went 5-for-5 on scoring chances and Dayton connected on all seven of their trips.