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1953 Dayton Flyers football team

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The 1953 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton as an independent during the 1953 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Joe Gavin, the Flyers compiled a 3–5–1 record. Dayton played their home games at UD Stadium in Dayton, Ohio.

ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Headcoach
HomestadiumUD Stadium
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1953 Dayton Flyers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumUD Stadium
Seasons
 1952
1954 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1953 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Notre Dame  901
Cincinnati  910
Carthage  810
Youngstown  710
John Carroll  720
Washington University  720
Rose Poly  620
Wabash  621
Marquette  631
Baldwin–Wallace  440
Drake  440
Wayne  341
Dayton  351
Michigan Tech  250
Xavier  271
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at XavierL 0–711,000[1]
October 4Quantico MarinesL 0–316,400[2]
October 11at John CarrollL 13–196,349[3]
October 17Louisvilledagger
  • UD Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 20–137,000[4]
October 24Chattanooga
  • UD Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 19–6[5]
October 31at CincinnatiL 0–2720,000[6]
November 7at MarshallW 21–0[7]
November 14Miami (OH)
  • UD Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
L 7–208,500[8]
November 22Xavier
  • UD Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
T 0–02,300[9]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Source: [10]
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