1949 Dayton Flyers football team

1949 Dayton Flyers football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Joe Gavin (3rd season)
Home stadium	University of Dayton Stadium

1949 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					10	–	0	–	0
Ball State			–					8	–	0	–	0
Xavier			–					10	–	1	–	0
Valparaiso			–					8	–	1	–	1
Washington University			–					7	–	2	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					6	–	2	–	0
Wabash			–					5	–	2	–	1
Dayton			–					6	–	3	–	0
John Carroll			–					6	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Michigan State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Toledo			–					6	–	4	–	0
Youngstown			–					4	–	3	–	1
Bowling Green			–					4	–	5	–	0
Marquette			–					4	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan			–					3	–	4	–	0
Wayne			–					3	–	5	–	0
Indiana State			–					1	–	9	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Dayton Flyers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Dayton as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In their third season under head coach Joe Gavin, the Flyers compiled a 6–3 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24	Xavier	Dayton, OH	L 7–21
October 2	St. Bonaventure	Dayton, OH	W 28–13
October 8	at Marshall	Huntington, WV	W 40–23
October 15	Toledo	Dayton, OH	W 47–14
October 22	Youngstown	Dayton, OH	W 41–7
October 30	at Xavier	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 0–14
November 6	Nevada	Dayton, OH	W 16–14
November 12	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 20–53
November 19	Scranton	Dayton, OH	W 54–0