1946 Dayton Flyers football team

1946 Midwestern college football independents records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1946 Dayton Flyers football
1946 Dayton Flyers football
Conference	Independent
1946 record	6–3
Head coach	Harry Baujan (21st season);
Home stadium	University of Dayton Stadium
	Seasons ← 1942 1947 →

The 1946 Dayton Flyers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Dayton as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their 21st and final season under head coach Harry Baujan, the Flyers compiled an 6–3 record.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Wichita	University of Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	W 21–0
October 5	Miami (OH)	University of Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	L 0–35
October 12	Cincinnati	University of Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	L 0–19
October 19	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 20–13	14,000
October 26	Western Reserve	University of Dayton Stadium Dayon, OH	W 20–6
November 3	at Xavier	Cincinnati, OH	W 33–6
November 9	Chattanooga	University of Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	L 7–34	5,000	^[2]
November 16	at Ohio	Ohio Stadium Athens, OH	W 14–7	6,000
November 23	Marshall	University of Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	W 29–7	6,000	^[3]
Homecoming

^ "2018 Dayton Flyers Media Guide" (PDF). University of Dayton. 2018. p. 15.
^ "Chattanooga defeats Dayton, 34 to 7". Dayton Daily News. November 10, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Dayton Ends Successful Grid Season With 29-7 Win". Dayton Daily News. November 24, 1946. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.

v t Dayton Flyers football
Venues	Varsity Field ( –1924) Baujan Field (1925–1973) Welcome Stadium (1974–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1952 Salad Bowl Drake
Culture & lore	Rudy Flyer "Victory"
People	NFL draftees
Seasons	1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1968 1980 1989 1991 1992 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National championship seasons in bold

1946 Midwestern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		8	–	0	–	1
Youngstown		–		7	–	1	–	0
Cincinnati		–		9	–	2	–	0
Central Michigan		–		6	–	2	–	0
Western Michigan		–		5	–	2	–	1
Miami (OH)		–		7	–	3	–	0
Ohio		–		6	–	3	–	0
Detroit		–		6	–	4	–	0
Dayton		–		6	–	3	–	0
Bowling Green		–		5	–	3	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan		–		5	–	4	–	1
Akron		–		5	–	4	–	0
Michigan State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Marquette		–		4	–	5	–	0
Michigan State Normal		–		3	–	4	–	1
Wayne		–		2	–	5	–	1
Valparaiso		–		1	–	7	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll