1961 Dayton Flyers football team

1961 Dayton Flyers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–8
Head coach
Home stadiumBaujan Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Baldwin–Wallace     9 0 0
Wheaton (IL)     8 0 0
Earlham     7 1 0
St. Norbert     7 2 0
Northern Michigan     6 2 0
Hillsdale     6 3 0
Ferris Institute     5 3 0
Bradley     6 4 0
Xavier     6 4 0
Eureka     3 2 1
Detroit     5 4 0
Drake     5 4 0
Wabash     5 4 0
Youngstown     4 4 1
Notre Dame     5 5 0
Concordia (IL)     4 4 0
St. Mary of the Plains     4 5 0
North Park     3 5 0
William Penn     3 5 1
St. Procopius     2 4 0
Dayton     2 8 0
Elmhurst     1 6 1
Rose Poly     0 8 0
Washington University     0 9 0

The 1961 Dayton Flyers football team was an American football team represented the University of Dayton as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In their second year under head coach Stan Zajdel, the Flyers compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored by a total of 245 to 98.[1][2]

Quarterback Dan Laughlin led the team 530 passing yards. Junior left halfback Andy Timura led the team with 397 rushing yards, 468 receiving yards, and 30 points scored.[3]

  1. ^ "1961 Dayton Flyers Schedule and Results". SR College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  2. ^ Joe Burns (November 23, 1961). "Timura Rallied After Injury". Dayton Daily News. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1961 Dayton Flyers Stats". SR College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 19, 2024.