Dom Nankil threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns and USD won its second Pioneer Football League game in a row, beating Dayton 31-13 on Saturday at Torero Stadium.

Adam Criter and Matt Colombo both added rushing touchdowns for the Toreros, who outgained the Flyers 322 yards to 214.

USD (5-4, 3-2) led 28-0 at the end of the third quarter before Dayton scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns. The Toreros added a 28-yard field goal from Emiliano Salazar.

Yosei Takahashi sparked the Toreros in the second quarter, returning a Dayton punt 68 yards to the Flyers’ 5-yard line. One play later, Colombo – a USC transfer — opened up the scoring with a 5-yard rushing touchdown.

It remained a seven-point game until the final seconds of the first half, when Nankil found Dylan Tapley for a 40-yard

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