1975 Dayton Flyers football team

1975 Dayton Flyers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumWelcome Stadium
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers     9 2 0
No. 10 Penn State     9 3 0
No. 20 West Virginia     9 3 0
Notre Dame     8 3 0
Virginia Tech     8 3 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh     8 4 0
Boston College     7 4 0
Georgia Tech     7 4 0
Memphis State     7 4 0
Navy     7 4 0
North Texas State     7 4 0
Southern Miss     7 4 0
South Carolina     7 5 0
Colgate     6 4 0
Cincinnati     6 5 0
Hawaii     6 5 0
Syracuse     6 5 0
Temple     6 5 0
Utah State     6 5 0
Dayton     5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana     4 6 1
Tulane     4 7 0
Villanova     4 7 0
Florida State     3 8 0
Air Force     2 8 1
Houston     2 8 0
Miami (FL)     2 8 0
Army     2 9 0
Marshall     2 9 0
Southern Illinois     1 9 1
Holy Cross     1 10 0
Louisville     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Ron Marciniak, the Flyers compiled a 5–6 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Western KentuckyL 7–2711,300[1]
September 13at Eastern KentuckyL 24–3010,300[2]
September 20Akron
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 31–99,937[3]
September 27Bowling Green
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
L 14–21[4]
October 4at ToledoW 24–1312,327[5]
October 11at No. 20 Miami (OH)L 0–10[6]
October 18at Indiana StateL 14–563,000–4,000[7]
October 25at McNeese StateW 17–125,000[8]
November 1Temple
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
L 10–238,700[9]
November 8at LouisvilleW 32–139,888[10]
November 15Marshall
  • Welcome Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 29–8[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "WKU whips Dayton 27–7". Messenger-Inquirer. September 7, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Boo-Boos and brawls, but EKU wins 30–24". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 14, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Flyers zip past Zips for 1st win". The Journal News. September 21, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Flyers fall to Falcons". Springfield News-Sun. September 28, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Dayton defeats Rockets". The Blade. October 5, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "No. 20 Miami clips Dayton, 10–0". Springfield News-Sun. October 12, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Dayton defense dies at Indiana State in rout". Dayton Daily News. October 19, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Flyers defeat McNeese". The Journal News. October 26, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Temple stops Dayton". The News Journal. November 2, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Dayton tops Louisville". Tallahassee Democrat. November 9, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Flyers grab decision over Herd". Springfield News-Sun. November 16, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.