1950 Dayton Flyers football team

The 1950 Dayton Flyers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Dayton as an independent during the 1950 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Joe Gavin, the Flyers compiled a 4–6 record.[1]

1950 Dayton Flyers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Dayton Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Valparaiso     9 1 0
No. 8 Michigan State     8 1 0
Xavier     8 1 0
John Carroll     8 2 0
Baldwin–Wallace     5 2 1
Marquette     5 3 1
Wabash     4 2 3
Butler     4 4 1
Notre Dame     4 4 1
Toledo     4 5 0
Bowling Green     3 4 2
Dayton     4 6 0
Youngstown     3 5 0
Ball State     2 4 1
Washington University     2 7 0
Wayne     2 7 0
Indiana State     1 7 1
Rose Poly     0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23YoungstownW 7–07,500[2]
September 30at St. BonaventureL 14–4011,500[3]
October 7at No. 6 KentuckyL 0–4020,000[4]
October 14at ToledoW 14–13[5]
October 21Quantico Marines
  • University of Dayton Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
L 0–78,000[6]
October 29Xavier
  • University of Dayton Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
L 21–2812,000[7]
November 4John Carroll
  • University of Dayton Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
L 12–245,500[8]
November 11at Miami (OH)L 12–279,500[9]
November 18Marshall
  • University of Dayton Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 35–6[10]
November 23at ChattanoogaW 7–48,500[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Dayton Flyers Media Guide" (PDF). University of Dayton. 2018. p. 15.
  2. ^ "Dayton victor by 7–0 score". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 24, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bonnies romp to 40–14 victory over Dayton before crowd of 11,500". Times Herald. October 2, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Parilli flips 4 touchdown passes as U.K. overpowers Dayton 40–0". The Courier-Journal. October 8, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Dayton Flyers nose out Toledo Rockets, 14–13". Dayton Daily News. October 15, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Marines edge Dayton, 7–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 22, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Joe Burns (October 30, 1950). "Xavier is extended by Flyers but continues unbeaten march: 12,000 see Dayton bow by 28 to 21". The Dayton Daily News. p. 24. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dayton loses, 24 To 12". Dayton Daily News. November 5, 1950. p. IV-1. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Miami rolls over Dayton Flyers for 27–12 triumph". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 12, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "U.D. ends home season by routing Marshall, 35–6". Dayton Daily News. November 19, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Dayton beats Moccasins, 7–4, in thriller before 8,500". The Chattanooga Times. November 24, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.