Xavier Musketeers
Xavier has played football since at least 1919 and is 85–121–5 in the 211 games on record. Edward Doherty (1959–1961) won more games here than any other coach: 15. The most-played rival is Cincinnati: 20 meetings, Cincinnati leads 11–9. This season, they’re 5–5–1.
On this date in 1968Xavier beat Northern Illinois 24–20 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 85–121–5 .415; how we count
- Postseason
- 1–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1283
- Seasons
- 41 since 1919, 211 games
1973 season 5–5–1
RosterFull 1973 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at Temple | L 7–49 | 27% |
| Sep 15 | at Cincinnati | L 7–40 | 27% |
| Sep 22 | atTampa | L 7–34 | 12% |
| Sep 29 | at Marshall | W 30–28 | 35% |
| Oct 6 | vs Louisiana | W 17–14 | 59% |
| Oct 13 | at Southern Illinois | L 7–73 | 70% |
| Oct 20 | at Arkansas State | L 0–37 | 17% |
| Nov 3 | vs Dayton | T 28–28 | 39% |
| Nov 10 | vs Northern Illinois | W 40–36 | 23% |
| Nov 17 | vs Villanova | W 13–6 | 39% |
| Nov 24 | vs Toledo | W 35–31 | 36% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1919
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Doherty | 1959–1961 | 15–15 |
 Clem Crowe | 1935 | 6–3 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Cincinnati
9–11 in 20
- 1964 L 6–35
- 1965 W 14–3
- 1966 W 25–13
- 1967 W 15–10
- 1968 L 14–17
- 1969 L 14–17
- 1970 L 0–42
- 1971 L 7–30
- 1972 W 19–7
- 1973 L 7–40
Lost the last one.
- Kentucky
2–17 in 19
- 1947 L 7–20
- 1948 L 7–48
- 1949 L 7–21
- 1956 L 0–33
- 1957 L 0–27
- 1958 L 6–20
- 1959 L 0–41
- 1960 L 0–49
- 1961 L 0–9
- 1962 W 14–9
Won the last one.
- Dayton
10–6–2 in 18
- 1964 W 12–7
- 1965 W 10–0
- 1966 L 2–9
- 1967 T 7–7
- 1968 W 27–25
- 1969 L 14–32
- 1970 L 22–45
- 1971 L 10–20
- 1972 L 13–31
- 1973 T 28–28
Tied the last meeting.
| Opponent | Games | Xavier record |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 20 | 9–11 |
| Kentucky | 19 | 2–17 |
| Dayton | 18 | 10–6–2 |
| Villanova | 16 | 5–11 |
| Miami (OH) | 14 | 4–9–1 |
| Kent State | 12 | 4–7–1 |
| Quantico Marines | 12 | 8–4 |
| Ohio | 9 | 4–5 |
Every opponent (46)
Every program Xavier has played, A to Z, with Xavier’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Arizona State 1–0
- Arkansas State 0–1
- Boston College 3–1
- Bowling Green 1–3
- Buffalo 0–1
- Carnegie Mellon 0–2
- Centenary (LA) 1–0
- Centre 1–2
- Chattanooga 2–2
- Cincinnati 9–11
- Colorado State 1–0
- Creighton 1–1
- Dayton 10–6–2
- Detroit Mercy 2–7
- Georgetown 1–0
- Georgetown (Kentucky) 1–0
- Haskell 1–0
- Indiana 1–0
- Kent State 4–7–1
- Kentucky 2–17
- Louisiana 1–0
- Louisville 4–0
- Marshall 5–3
- Miami (OH) 4–9–1
- Mississippi State 0–1
- Navy 0–2
- Northern Illinois 2–3
- Ohio 4–5
- Quantico Marines 8–4
- Saint Louis 2–0–1
- South Carolina 1–1
- Southern Illinois 0–1
- St. Ambrose 1–0
- Tampa 0–2
- Temple 0–4
- The Citadel 0–1
- Toledo 3–3
- Transylvania 1–0
- UTEP 1–2
- Villanova 5–11
- Washington & Jefferson 0–3
- West Virginia 0–1
- West Virginia Wesleyan 0–1
- Western Michigan 1–1
- Wichita State 0–1
- Youngstown State 0–1
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 9 since 1951
- First-round picks
- 2
| 1969 | John Shinners OG | No. 17, New Orleans Saints |
| 1951 | Chet Mutryn B | No. 8, Philadelphia Eagles |
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5–5–1 | 1283 | |||||
| 1972 | 2–8 | 1194 | |||||
| 1971 | 1–9 | 1225 | |||||
| 1970 | 1–9 | 1200 | |||||
| 1969 | 1–9 | 1309 | |||||
| 1968 | 6–4 | 1460 | |||||
| 1967 | 6–3–1 | 1428 | |||||
| 1966 | 4–6 | 1437 | |||||
| 1965 | 8–2 | 1507 | |||||
| 1964 | 4–5–1 | 1406 | |||||
| 1963 | 5–4–1 | 1481 | |||||
| 1962 | 6–4 | 1454 | |||||
| 1961 | 6–4 | Edward Doherty | 1462 | ||||
| 1960 | 5–5 | Edward Doherty | 1378 | ||||
| 1959 | 4–6 | Edward Doherty | 1271 | ||||
| 1958 | 1–3 | 1242 | |||||
| 1957 | 0–4 | 1253 | |||||
| 1956 | 3–1 | 1365 | |||||
| 1955 | 2–0 | 1342 | |||||
| 1954 | 1–1 | 1248 | |||||
| 1953 | 0–2 | 1216 | |||||
| 1952 | 1–1 | 1258 | |||||
| 1949 | 1–1 | 1240 | |||||
| 1948 | 0–1 | 1195 | |||||
| 1947 | 0–1 | 1200 |
Every season back to 1919 (16 more)
No season on file for 1920, 1924–31, 1943–45, 1950–51: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 41 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.