John Moreeu
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he University of Dayton football team ended the 1983 season with a 7-3 mark. For the Flyers it was their seventh consecutive winning season, tying the Dayton record, and the third under head coach Mike Kelly. It was also Kelly's 25th career win as a head coach. Not only did the Flyers 7-3 finish extend its winning season streak to seven seasons, but the Flyers also kept a few others
intact. Dayton now has not been shutout in a school record 86 games, and the Flyers have never been shutout as a Division III football team. The team's 7-3 record was a one game improvement over last year's 6路4 slate, and Dayton won six of its last seven games. Senior Tailback Tommy Halstead finished 4th on the Dayton all-time rushers list, and he also ended his career with eight
games over 100 yards, good enough for third in that category. Junior wide receiver Jim Pitzer set a Dayton record for the highest yards per c~tch average in a single game- with 39.8 yards (5 receptions, 199 yards) against Slippery Rock, while punter Frank Weyler finished among the national leaders in Division III punting. Weyler averaged 39.2_
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