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Now in his ninth season at the University of Dayton, Chris Ochs coaches the Flyer offensive line. Since Ochs assumed that role in the 2000 season, UD's O-Line has opened holes that have allowed Dayton to average 34.0 rushing touchdowns a season, compared to just 8.8 by Flyer foes. Dayton led the PFL in rushing six times between 2000 and 2006, and was ranked in the top five of NCAA I-AA football four times. With the change in the Flyers offensive attack to pass-first spread offense, those numbers will change. But what remains the same for Ochs and his line are the execution and cohesiveness that every great offense needs. In 2007, UD quarterbacks threw 433 passes, while being sacked just 20 times. That's just one sack for every 22 pass attempts. By contrast, Dayton opponents were sacked once every eight times. Ochs came to UD from Defiance College (OH), where he had been an assistant coach since 1996. At Defiance, he served as both offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. Prior to that he was an assistant at Southern Illinois University where he coached the offensive line while getting his masters in educational administration and higher education. He was a three-year letterman at Capital University, where he started at quarterback, and was the team captain his senior year. He holds five career offensive records and graduated in 1993 with a business management degree. He also was a two-year captain of the baseball team. Chris and his wife Karen (a UD graduate) live in Beavercreek with their five-year-old twins, Shane and Sarah. |
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