1951 Dayton Flyers football team

The 1951 Dayton Flyers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Dayton as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Joe Gavin, the Flyers compiled a 7–3 record and lost to Houston in the 1952 Salad Bowl.[1]

1951 Dayton Flyers football
Salad Bowl, L 21–26 vs. Houston
ConferenceIndependent
1951 record7–3
Head coach
  • Joe Gavin (5th season)
Home stadiumUniversity of Dayton Stadium
1951 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Michigan State      9 0 0
Xavier      9 0 1
Wabash      7 0 1
No. 13 Notre Dame      7 2 1
Dayton      7 3 0
Toledo      6 4 0
Washington University      5 4 0
Wayne      5 4 0
Bowling Green      4 4 1
Marquette      4 6 1
Baldwin–Wallace      3 5 0
John Carroll      3 6 0
Rose Poly      2 5 0
Youngstown      2 6 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22Quantico MarinesDayton, OHW 21–14
September 30St. BonaventureDayton, OHW 35–14[2]
October 5at YoungstownYoungstown, OHW 27–7
October 13ToledoDayton, OHW 47–7
October 20ChattanoogaDayton, OHW 21–6
October 28at XavierCincinnati, OHL 0–20
November 4at John CarrollCleveland, OHW 36–0
November 10Miami (OH)Dayton, OHL 20–21
November 17at MarshallHuntington, WVW 34–13
January 1, 1952vs. HoustonL 21–26

References

  1. "2018 Dayton Flyers Media Guide" (PDF). University of Dayton. 2018. p. 15.
  2. "Dayton Overpowers Bonaventure, 35-14". The Elmira Advertiser. October 1, 1951. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
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