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1926 Dayton Flyers football team

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1926 Dayton Flyers football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record8–2 (3–0 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Dayton Stadium
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Muskingum $ 7 0 0 9 0 0
Dayton 3 0 0 8 2 0
St. Xavier 1 0 0 9 1 0
Oberlin 6 1 0 6 1 0
Wittenberg 4 1 0 6 2 0
Ohio Wesleyan 5 1 1 6 2 1
Wooster 5 2 0 6 2 0
Miami (OH) 4 2 1 5 2 1
Ohio 4 2 1 5 2 1
Akron 4 2 2 5 2 2
Mount Union 5 3 0 6 3 0
Case 4 2 3 4 2 3
Baldwin–Wallace 3 3 2 3 3 2
Western Reserve 3 4 1 3 4 1
Heidelberg 2 4 0 3 4 0
Cincinnati 2 5 1 3 5 1
Denison 2 6 0 2 6 1
Otterbein 1 5 0 2 5 0
Ohio Northern 1 6 0 1 6 0
Kenyon 1 6 0 1 7 0
Marietta 1 6 0 1 7 0
Hiram 0 7 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1926 Dayton Flyers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Dayton as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference during the 1926 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Harry Baujan, the team compiled an 8–2 record.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Bowling GreenW 11–0[2]
October 2Kenyon
  • University of Dayton Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 15–05,000
October 9at John Carroll
W 10–0
October 16Haskell
  • University of Dayton Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
L 4–3010,000[3]
October 23Wilmington (OH)
  • University of Dayton Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 14–8
October 30at Holy CrossL 7–20[4]
November 6at CincinnatiW 52–08,000[5]
October 13Ohio Northern
  • University of Dayton Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 21–0
November 20Butler
  • University of Dayton Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 30–6
November 27Quantico Marines
  • University of Dayton Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 7–2

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2018 Dayton Flyers Media Guide" (PDF). University of Dayton. 2018. p. 14.
  2. ^ "College Loses On Saturday: B.G. Shows Well in Spite of Defeat". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. September 27, 1926. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Tom Hook (October 17, 1911). "Record Crowd Sees U.D. Lose: Brilliant Halfback of Indian Eleven Scores Four Times". pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dayton Holds Holy Cross to 20-7 Score: Flyers Lose Hard Fought Battle On Eastern Gridiron". Dayton Daily News. October 31, 1926. pp. 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bill Powers (November 7, 1926). "Wow! This Is Awful! Dayton Defeats Varsity To Tune of 52 To 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.