1941 Dayton Flyers football team

1941 Dayton Flyers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Home stadiumDayton Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Michigan     8 0 0
No. 3 Notre Dame     8 0 1
Youngstown     7 0 1
Xavier     9 1 0
Detroit     7 2 0
Ohio     5 2 1
Dayton     7 3 0
Cincinnati     6 3 0
Akron     5 3 1
Michigan State     5 3 1
Central Michigan     4 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan     5 4 0
Marquette     4 5 0
Carthage     1 5 2
Wayne     2 6 0
Miami (OH)     2 7 0
Western Ontario     1 4 0
Wichita     1 6 1
Michigan State Normal     0 5 2
Detroit Tech     0 6 1

The 1941 Dayton Flyers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Dayton as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their 19th season under head coach Harry Baujan, the Flyers compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 224 to 60.[1]

Beno Keiter was the team captain.[2] Key players also included halfbacks Joe Quinn and Bill Knisley.

Dayton was ranked at No. 80 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[3]

  1. ^ "2014 Dayton Flyers Media Guide" (PDF). University of Dayton. 2014. p. 68.
  2. ^ 2014 Dayton Flyers Media Guide, p. 69.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.