MOON TOWNSHIP — Robby Smart kicked a 21-yard field goal with 3:28 left and Bryce Schondelmyer tossed two touchdown passes as Dayton football beat Robert Morris, 17-14, at Joe Walton Stadium on Saturday.

The Colonials (1-3) opened the scoring when Ethan Shine powered into the end zone from 2 yards out in the first quarter. Dayton answered in the second as Schondelmyer found Gavin Lochow on a 7-yard touchdown strike to make it 7-7 at halftime in the nonconference game.

Shine put Robert Morris back in front with a 9-yard touchdown run in the third for a 14-7 lead. The Flyers pulled even early in the fourth when Schondelmyer hit Luke Hansen on a 26-yard catch and run. After the Dayton defense forced a punt, the Flyers drove inside the 5 and Smart split the uprights for the win.

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