1968 Dayton Flyers football team

1968 Dayton Flyers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumBaujan Field
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
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 State
W 24–1013,888[1]
September 21Saint Joseph's (IN)
  • Baujan Field
  • Dayton, OH
W 57–012,886[2]
September 28at Bowling Green
L 14–2014,700[3]
October 5Louisville
  • Baujan Field
  • Dayton, OH
W 28–1412,238[4]
October 19Southern Illinois
  • Baujan Field
  • Dayton, OH
L 17–1814,600–14,613[5][6]
October 26at Ohio
L 12–4219,732[7]
November 2at Xavier
L 25–2712,181[8]
November 9at Miami (OH)
L 0–1411,896[9]
November 16Toledo
  • Baujan Field
  • Dayton, OH
W 10–38,852[10]
November 23at Temple
W 35–176,000[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Flyers defeat Flashes". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 15, 1968. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ McCoy, Hal (September 22, 1968). "Flyers Trample St. Joseph's". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. 16. Retrieved October 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "BG hex contains Flyers". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dayton scores 28–14 victory over U of L". The Courier-Journal. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "SIU edges Dayton". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southern Illinois)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Unbeaten Ohio University clubs Dayton Flyers 42–12". Palladium-Item. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Field goals lift Xavier over Dayton". Palladium-Item. November 3, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Miami wins, 14–0, by holding Dayton to 26 yards". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Flyers stop Toledo with 10–3 upset". The Plain Dealer. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "1968 Dayton Flyers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  13. ^ "Schedule/Results (1968 Dayton)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
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