1927 Dayton Flyers football team

The 1927 Dayton Flyers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Dayton as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference during the 1927 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Harry Baujan, the team compiled a 6–3 record.[1]

1927 Dayton Flyers football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record6–3 (2–1 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Dayton Stadium
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) + 7 1 0 8 1 0
Muskingum + 7 1 0 8 1 0
Oberlin 6 1 1 6 1 1
Mount Union 6 1 1 6 2 1
Wittenberg 4 1 0 8 2 0
Wooster 5 2 0 6 2 0
Dayton 2 1 0 6 3 0
Ohio 3 1 2 4 2 2
Heidelberg 4 2 0 4 3 0
Akron 4 3 0 5 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan 2 2 1 4 3 2
Denison 3 4 0 3 5 0
Marietta 2 3 1 2 3 1
Otterbein 2 4 0 2 4 1
Ohio Northern 2 5 0 3 6 0
Western Reserve 2 5 0 2 6 0
Capital 1 3 0 3 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace 2 6 0 2 6 0
Case 2 6 0 2 6 0
Cincinnati 0 4 2 2 5 2
Kenyon 1 5 0 1 6 1
Hiram 0 7 0 0 7 0
St. Xavier * 1 0 0 8 1 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – did not compete for championship

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1FindlayW 66–0
October 8at Holy CrossL 0–185,000[2]
October 15at CincinnatiW 9–04,000[3]
October 22Quantico Marines
  • University of Dayton Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
L 0–6
October 29Wilmington (OH)
  • University of Dayton Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 18–72,000
November 5at Loyola (IL)W 12–0[4]
November 12Miami (OH)
  • University of Dayton Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
L 6–77,500[5]
November 19Haskell
  • University of Dayton Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 20–14[6]
November 24Wittenberg
  • University of Dayton Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 7–311,000[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "2018 Dayton Flyers Media Guide" (PDF). University of Dayton. 2018. p. 14.
  2. ^ "U. of D. Loses, 18-0: Aerial Game of Crusaders Is Too Strong". Dayton Daily News. October 9, 1927. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bill Powers (October 16, 1927). "New Name Earned By Varsity: Dayton U Eleven Held To Score of 9 To 0, By Coach Babcock's Battling Bearcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "U.D. cops at Loyola, 12 to 0". Dayton Daily News. November 6, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Simon Burick (November 13, 1927). "Miami Shatters Flyers' Dreams of Conference Title; Dayton Loses, 7-6". Dayton Daily News. pp. 1, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Flyers Down Haskell Indians By 20-14 Count; Redskins Held Scoreless Till Final Period". Dayton Daily News. November 20, 1927. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Paul A. Moorman (November 25, 1927). "Flyers Humble Sturdy Wittenberg". The Dayton Herald. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.