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1968 Dayton Flyers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumBaujan Field
Seasons← 19671969 →
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State   –   11 – 0 – 0
Rutgers   –   8 – 2 – 0
West Texas State   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Florida State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Air Force   –   7 – 3 – 0
Army   –   7 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Houston   –   6 – 2 – 2
Utah State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pacific   –   6 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 5 – 0
New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   4 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 6 – 1
San Jose State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   2 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton as an independent during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach John McVay, the Flyers compiled a record of 5–5.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Kent StateW 24–10
September 21Saint Joseph's (IN)
  • Baujan Field
  • Dayton, OH
W 57–012,886
September 28at Bowling GreenL 14–20
October 5Louisville
  • Baujan Field
  • Dayton, OH
W 28–14
October 19Southern Illinois
  • Baujan Field
  • Dayton, OH
L 17–1814,600
October 26at OhioL 12–42
November 2at XavierL 25–2712,181
November 9at Miami (OH)L 0–14
November 16Toledo
  • Baujan Field
  • Dayton, OH
W 10–3
November 23at TempleW 35–176,000

References

  1. McCoy, Hal (September 22, 1968). "Flyers Trample St. Joseph's". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. 16. Retrieved October 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  2. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  3. "Field goals lift Xavier over Dayton". Palladium-Item. November 3, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. McCoy, Hal (November 24, 1968). "Late Flyer Explosion Torpedoes Temple". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Dayton Coasts Past Temple by 35 to 17". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. November 24, 1968. p. 33.
  5. "1968 Dayton Flyers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
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