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
Conference	Independent
1951 record	7–3
Head coach	Joe Gavin (5th season)
Home stadium	University of Dayton Stadium

1951 Midwestern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 22	Quantico Marines	Dayton, OH	W 21–14
September 30	St. Bonaventure	Dayton, OH	W 35–14	[2]
October 5	at Youngstown	Youngstown, OH	W 27–7
October 13	Toledo	Dayton, OH	W 47–7
October 20	Chattanooga	Dayton, OH	W 21–6
October 28	at Xavier	Cincinnati, OH	L 0–20
November 4	at John Carroll	Cleveland, OH	W 36–0
November 10	Miami (OH)	Dayton, OH	L 20–21
November 17	at Marshall	Huntington, WV	W 34–13
January 1, 1952	vs. Houston	Montgomery Stadium Phoenix, AZ (Salad Bowl)	L 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.