1929 Dayton Flyers football team

The 1929 Dayton Flyers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Dayton as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference during the 1929 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Harry Baujan, the team compiled a 4–5 record.[1] The season opened with the first night football game in school history, a 33-0 victory over Indiana Central.

1929 Dayton Flyers football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record4–5 (1–0 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Dayton Stadium
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Muskingum $ 5 0 0 6 2 0
Heidelberg 2 0 0 4 3 0
Dayton 1 0 0 4 5 0
Akron 7 1 0 9 1 0
Baldwin–Wallace 4 1 1 6 1 1
Wooster 5 2 1 5 2 1
Mount Union 4 2 1 5 3 1
Oberlin 3 2 0 4 4 0
Western Reserve 3 2 0 3 6 0
Marietta 2 2 0 3 5 0
Kenyon 2 3 0 3 6 0
Otterbein 3 5 0 3 5 0
Case 1 6 0 2 7 0
Hiram 1 6 0 1 7 0
Ohio Northern 0 4 1 2 6 1
St. Xavier 0 2 0 6 4 0
Capital 0 5 0 0 5 2
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28[[{{{school}}}|Central Normal]]W 33–06,000[2]
October 4at DetroitL 0–1820,000[3]
October 12Wilmington (OH)
  • University of Dayton Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 7–0
October 19Boston College
  • University of Dayton Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
L 7–23
October 26at Oglethorpe
L 12–20[4]
November 2Transylvania
  • University of Dayton Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
W 13–6
November 9at St. XavierW 16–011,000[5]
November 16Quantico Marines
  • University of Dayton Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
L 6–7
November 28Wittenberg
  • University of Dayton Stadium
  • Dayton, OH
L 0–8

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Dayton Flyers Media Guide" (PDF). University of Dayton. 2018. p. 14.
  2. ^ Art Focke (September 29, 1929). "Flyers Win Opener, 33 to 0". Dayton Daily News. pp. Sports 1, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 5, 1929). "Titans Add To String By Defeating Dayton". Detroit Free Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dayton goes down". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 27, 1929. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Lou Smith (November 10, 1929). "Musketeers Go Into Tailspin In Battle With Dayton Fliers By 15-0 Score". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.