1950 Dayton Flyers football team

The 1950 Dayton Flyers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Dayton as an independent during the 1950 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Joe Gavin, the Flyers compiled a 4–6 record.

1950 Dayton Flyers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6
Head coach	Joe Gavin (4th season)
Home stadium	University of Dayton Stadium

1950 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Valparaiso			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Michigan State			–					8	–	1	–	0
Xavier			–					8	–	1	–	0
John Carroll			–					8	–	2	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					5	–	2	–	1
Marquette			–					5	–	3	–	1
Wabash			–					4	–	2	–	3
Butler			–					4	–	4	–	1
Notre Dame			–					4	–	4	–	1
Toledo			–					4	–	5	–	0
Bowling Green			–					3	–	4	–	2
Dayton			–					4	–	6	–	0
Youngstown			–					3	–	5	–	0
Ball State			–					2	–	4	–	1
Washington University			–					2	–	7	–	0
Wayne			–					2	–	7	–	0
Indiana State			–					1	–	7	–	1
Rose Poly			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Youngstown	University of Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	W 7–0	7,500
September 30	at St. Bonaventure	Forness Stadium Olean, NY	L 14–40	11,500
October 7	at No. 6 Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–40	20,000
October 14	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 14–13
October 21	Quantico Marines	University of Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	L 0–7	8,000
October 29	Xavier	University of Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	L 21–28	12,000
November 4	John Carroll	University of Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	L 12–24	5,500
November 11	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 12–27	9,500
November 18	Marshall	University of Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	W 35–6
November 23	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 7–4	8,500
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game