1939 Dayton Flyers football team

The 1939 Dayton Flyers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Dayton as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their 17th season under head coach Harry Baujan, the Flyers compiled a 4–4–1 record.^[1]

1939 Dayton Flyers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–1
Head coach	Harry Baujan (17th season)
Home stadium	University of Dayton Stadium
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Central Michigan			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	0
Michigan Tech			–					3	–	1	–	1
Ohio			–					6	–	3	–	0
Detroit			–					5	–	3	–	1
Akron			–					5	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	3	–	2
Ohio Wesleyan			–					5	–	4	–	1
Marquette			–					4	–	4	–	0
Michigan State			–					4	–	4	–	1
Dayton			–					4	–	4	–	1
Michigan State Normal			–					3	–	3	–	1
Wayne			–					4	–	5	–	0
Xavier			–					3	–	5	–	1
Western State Teachers			–					2	–	6	–	1
Miami (OH)			–					1	–	7	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Dayton was ranked at No. 118 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Western Reserve	League Park Cleveland, OH	L 0–7	7,000
October 6	Cincinnati	University of Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	W 32–2	7,200	[3]
October 13	Youngstown	University of Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	W 13–12	4,500	[4]
October 21	Marshall	University of Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	L 13–19	7,000	[5]
October 28	at Ohio	Ohio Stadium Athens, OH	L 0–14	10,000	[6]
November 5	at Saint Mary's	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	T 6–6	10,000	[7]
November 12	at Xavier	Corcoran Field Cincinnati, OH	L 7–12	8,000	[8]
November 18	Miami (OH)	University of Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	W 20–0	5,500	[9]
December 2	Ohio Wesleyan	University of Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	W 19–7
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