| Established | 1946 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1976 |
| Based in | Dayton, Ohio |
| League | Inter-State Semipro Football League (1947) Tristate Semipro Football League (1953) American Football Conference (1959–1961) Midwest Football League (1963–1969, 1971–1973, 1975) Ohio–Pennsylvania Football League (1974) |
| League titles | 3 (1968, 1971, 1974) |
| Division titles | 1 (1971) |
The Dayton Colts were a semi-professional American football team that played from 1946 to 1949 and 1953 to 1975. The team was based in Ohio. It competed in the Inter-State Semipro Football League in 1947 as the Dayton Rockets; Tristate Semipro Football League in 1953 and American Football Conference from 1959 to 1961 as the Dayton Triangles; Midwest Football League from 1963 to 1969, 1971 to 1973, and 1975 as the Cedarville Spartans, Dayton Colts, Columbus Bucks, and Columbus Barons; and Ohio–Pennsylvania Football League in 1974 as the Bellbrook Colts. It was also known as the John Stanko Barons and Wiedemann Buds in 1948 and 1949.