1963 Dayton Flyers football team

1963 Dayton Flyers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumBaujan Field
1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Memphis State     9 0 1
No. 3 Pittsburgh     9 1 0
No. 2 Navy     9 2 0
No. 12 Syracuse     8 2 0
Utah State     8 2 0
Oregon     8 3 0
No. 16 Penn State     7 3 0
Army     7 3 0
Air Force     7 4 0
Boston College     6 3 0
Buffalo     5 3 1
Southern Miss     5 3 1
Villanova     5 4 0
Oregon State     5 5 0
San Jose State     5 5 0
Xavier     5 4 1
West Texas State     4 4 1
Florida State     4 5 1
Colgate     3 4 1
New Mexico State     3 6 1
Colorado State     3 7 0
Miami (FL)     3 7 0
Texas Western     3 7 0
Detroit     2 6 1
Holy Cross     2 6 1
Notre Dame     2 7 0
Pacific (CA)     2 8 0
Houston     2 8 0
Boston University     1 6 1
Dayton     1 7 2
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1963 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton as an independent during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Pete Ankney, the Flyers compiled a 1–7–2 record. Dayton played their home games at Baujan Field in Dayton, Ohio.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21ToledoW 22–1916,100[1]
September 28Ohio
  • Baujan Field
  • Dayton, OH
L 6–1316,900[2]
October 5at Bowling Green
L 0–2811,232[3]
October 12at LouisvilleL 12–1311,501[4]
October 19Xavier
  • Baujan Field
  • Dayton, OH
L 14–15[5]
October 26Detroit
  • Baujan Field
  • Dayton, OH
T 14–1413,200[6]
November 2at CincinnatiL 8–3511,000[7]
November 9at WichitaL 7–1210,089[8]
November 17Miami (OH)
  • Baujan Field
  • Dayton, OH
T 27–27[9]
November 23at Kent StateL 0–233,500[10]

References

  1. ^ "Strong 2nd half wins for Dayton". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 22, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ohio U. wins 13–6 at Dayton". The Times Recorder. September 29, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Defense halts Dayton as Falcons win, 28–0". The Blade. October 6, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "U.L. nudges Dayton 13–12; 5 Cards draw suspensions". The Courier-Journal. October 13, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'X' laterals way past UD, 15–14". Dayton Daily News. October 20, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Joe Burns (October 27, 1963). "Hussion hustles UD to 14–14 tie". Dayton Daily News. pp. IV-1, IV-4. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rekstis is spark for Cincinnati". The Plain Dealer. November 3, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wichita pass mark goes". The Kansas City Star. November 10, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Flyers, Redskins in 27–27 deadlock". The Palladium-Item. November 17, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Kent State wins, 23–0". The Florida Times-Union. November 24, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1963 Dayton Flyers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1963 Dayton)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 16, 2026.