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 The 1951 college football season finished with seven unbeaten major college teams, of which five were unbeaten and untied. Ultimately, the Tennessee Volunteers were voted the best team by the Associated Press, followed by the Michigan State Sparta ...

. In their fifth season under head coach

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, the Flyers compiled a 7–3 record and lost to Houston in the

1952 Salad Bowl The 1952 Salad Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Houston Cougars and the Dayton Flyers. Background The Cougars finished 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference in their first season and earned a trip to their first bowl ...

. The team was ranked at No. 71 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.

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Dayton Flyers football seasons

Dayton Flyers football : ''For information on all University of Dayton sports, see Dayton Flyers'' The Dayton Flyers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Dayton located in the U.S. state of Ohio. The team competes in the ...