1947 Midwestern college football independents records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Notre Dame
–
9
–
0
–
0
Youngstown
–
8
–
2
–
0
Michigan State
–
7
–
2
–
0
Ball State
–
5
–
1
–
2
Ohio Wesleyan
–
6
–
2
–
1
Wayne
–
5
–
2
–
0
Dayton
–
6
–
3
–
0
Washington University
–
5
–
3
–
0
Detroit
–
6
–
4
–
0
Bowling Green
–
5
–
5
–
0
Xavier
–
4
–
4
–
1
Marquette
–
4
–
5
–
0
Central Michigan
–
2
–
5
–
1
Valparaiso
–
2
–
5
–
1
Michigan State Normal
–
1
–
6
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1947 Dayton Flyers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Dayton as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Joe Gavin, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 163 to 103.[1] Dick Dahn was the team captain.[2]
Dayton was ranked at No. 77 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[3]
^"2014 Dayton Flyers Media Guide" (PDF). University of Dayton. 2014. p. 71.
^2014 Dayton Flyers Media Guide, p. 69.
^Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
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