1951 Dayton Flyers football team

1951 Dayton Flyers football
Salad Bowl, L 21–26 vs. Houston
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
  • Joe Gavin (5th season)
CaptainLou Cannaroni
Home stadiumUniversity of Dayton Stadium
1951 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Michigan State    9 0 0
Xavier    9 0 1
Wabash    7 0 1
No. 13 Notre Dame    7 2 1
Dayton    7 3 0
Michigan Tech    4 2 1
Toledo    6 4 0
Washington University    5 4 0
Wayne    5 4 0
Bowling Green    4 4 1
Marquette    4 6 1
Baldwin–Wallace    3 5 0
John Carroll    3 6 0
Rose Poly    2 5 0
Youngstown    2 6 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Dayton Flyers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Dayton as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Joe Gavin, the Flyers compiled a 7–3 record and lost to Houston in the 1952 Salad Bowl. The team was ranked at No. 71 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.