1947 Dayton Flyers football team

1947 Dayton Flyers football
Conference	Independent
1947 record	6–3
Head coach	Joe Gavin (1st season)
Home stadium	Dayton Stadium
Seasons

1947 Midwestern college football independents records
	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
Wayne			–					5	–	2	–	0
Dayton			–					6	–	3	–	0
Detroit			–					6	–	4	–	0
Bowling Green			–					5	–	5	–	0
Xavier			–					4	–	4	–	1
Marquette			–					4	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan			–					2	–	5	–	1
Michigan State Normal			–					1	–	6	–	0

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. Dick Dahn was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Scranton	Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	W 28–6	8,000
October 4	Bowling Green	Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	W 20–13	7,500
October 11	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 26–21	24,000
October 18	Toledo	Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	L 13–14
October 25	at Chattanooga	Chattanooga, TN	L 13–19	6,000
November 1	Xavier	Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	W 38–6	12,000
November 8	at Miami	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 0–12	11,421
November 15	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 18–6	6,000
November 22	[[{{{school}}}|St. Bonaventure]]	Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	W 7–6