Who Were The Dayton Merchants?

The Dayton Merchants were one of five professional football teams to play in the Ohio Professional Football League in 1941. On Sunday October 5, 1941 The Dayton Merchants faced off against the Middletown Merchants which resulted in a 6-0 defeat. The following Sunday the Dayton Merchants were defeated by the Dayton Dakotas 25 to nothing. The following week the Dayton Merchants were defeated against the Cincinnati Pepsi-Colas 26-0. On Sunday October 26, 1941 in a rematch of the prior week in Cincinnati, Ohio the Dayton Merchants faced off against the Cincinnati Pepsi-Colas, the Dayton Merchants would lose 38 to nothing. On Sunday November 2, 1941 the Dayton Merchants would face off against the Columbus Avondales in a 13-0 defeat. On Sunday November 9, 1941 the Dayton Merchants would face off against the Middletown Merchants in a scoreless tie. On Sunday November 16, 1941 the Dayton Merchants would face off against the Dayton Dakotas in a 12-0 defeat. In the last week of the season and ultimately last week of games for the league, the Dayton Merchants played against the Cincinnati Pepsi-Colas in which the Merchants would lose 33-0. The Merchants went 0-7-1 which resulted in fifth and last place in the league. The team never scored a single point in all games.