1964 Dayton Flyers football team

1964 Dayton Flyers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
Home stadiumBaujan Field
1964 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Notre Dame     9 1 0
Florida State     9 1 1
Colgate     7 2 0
Georgia Tech     7 3 0
Syracuse     7 4 0
Villanova     6 2 0
Boston College     6 3 0
Southern Miss     6 3 0
New Mexico State     6 4 0
Penn State     6 4 0
Memphis State     5 4 0
Utah State     5 4 1
Holy Cross     5 5 0
Buffalo     4 4 1
Colorado State     5 6 0
Air Force     4 5 1
Miami (FL)     4 5 1
Xavier     4 5 1
Army     4 6 0
West Texas State     4 6 0
San Jose State     4 6 0
Pittsburgh     3 5 2
Navy     3 6 1
Dayton     3 7 0
Detroit     3 7 0
Boston University     2 7 0
Houston     2 6 1
Texas Western     0 8 2
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton as an independent during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Pete Ankney, the Flyers compiled a 3–7 record. Dayton played their home games at Baujan Field in Dayton, Ohio.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Saint Joseph's (IN)W 41–0[1]
September 26at CincinnatiL 10–2023,000[2]
October 3at Bowling Green
L 0–3513,409[3]
October 10Louisville
  • Baujan Field
  • Dayton, OH
L 7–2111,750[4]
October 17Abilene Christian
  • Baujan Field
  • Dayton, OH
W 21–1413,636–14,500[5][6]
October 23at DetroitL 6–2112,050[7]
October 31at OhioL 0–2412,200[8]
November 7Xavier
  • Baujan Field
  • Dayton, OH
L 7–12[9]
November 14at Miami (OH)L 21–2814,051[10]
November 21Kent State
  • Baujan Field
  • Dayton, OH
W 16–113,500[11]

References

  1. ^ "Flyers romp". The Springfield Daily News. December 20, 1964. Retrieved March 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Bill Ford (September 27, 1964). "Debuting UC Grabs 20–10 Win Over Dayton". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1D. Retrieved March 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Embarrassed UD learns 35–0 lesson from Bowling Green". The Dayton Daily News. October 4, 1964. Retrieved March 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Louisville notches 1st grid win of year". The Courier-Journal. October 11, 1964. Retrieved March 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UD ends 7-year famine with homecoming victory". Dayton Daily News. October 18, 1964. Retrieved March 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1964 Abilene Christian)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  7. ^ Bob Pille (October 24, 1964). "U-D Clips Dayton, 21–6". The Detroit Daily Press. p. 8. Retrieved March 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ohio romps". News Journal. November 1, 1964. Retrieved March 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Flyers X-ed out in last 3 minutes". Dayton Daily News. November 8, 1964. Retrieved March 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Dayton's fumble gives Miami win by 27–21 margin". The Blade. November 15, 1964. Retrieved March 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Kent State surprised by Dayton". The Lima News. November 22, 1964. Retrieved March 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1964 Dayton Flyers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  13. ^ "Schedule/Results (1964 Dayton)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 16, 2026.