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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | Western Kentucky | | L 7–27 | 11,300 | [1] |
| September 13 | at Eastern Kentucky | | L 24–30 | 10,300 | [2] |
| September 20 | Akron | - Welcome Stadium
- Dayton, OH
| W 31–9 | 9,937 | [3] |
| September 27 | Bowling Green | - Welcome Stadium
- Dayton, OH
| L 14–21 | | [4] |
| October 4 | at Toledo | | W 24–13 | 12,327 | [5] |
| October 11 | at No. 20 Miami (OH) | | L 0–10 | | [6] |
| October 18 | at Indiana State | | L 14–56 | 3,000–4,000 | [7] |
| October 25 | at McNeese State | | W 17–12 | 5,000 | [8] |
| November 1 | Temple | - Welcome Stadium
- Dayton, OH
| L 10–23 | 8,700 | [9] |
| November 8 | at Louisville | | W 32–13 | 9,888 | [10] |
| November 15 | Marshall | - Welcome Stadium
- Dayton, OH
| W 29–8 | | [11] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
- ^ "WKU whips Dayton 27–7". Messenger-Inquirer. September 7, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boo-Boos and brawls, but EKU wins 30–24". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 14, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Flyers zip past Zips for 1st win". The Journal News. September 21, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Flyers fall to Falcons". Springfield News-Sun. September 28, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dayton defeats Rockets". The Blade. October 5, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 20 Miami clips Dayton, 10–0". Springfield News-Sun. October 12, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dayton defense dies at Indiana State in rout". Dayton Daily News. October 19, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Flyers defeat McNeese". The Journal News. October 26, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Temple stops Dayton". The News Journal. November 2, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dayton tops Louisville". Tallahassee Democrat. November 9, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Flyers grab decision over Herd". Springfield News-Sun. November 16, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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