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1961 Xavier

6–⁠4, coached by Edward Doherty.

Schedule and results

Xavier in 1961, game by game: won vs. Kent State 16–8; lost at Miami (OH) 0–3; lost at Detroit Mercy 8–34; won at Cincinnati 17–12; won at Ohio 6–3; won at Dayton 14–0; lost vs. The Citadel 6–7; won vs. Louisville 16–8; won vs. Marshall 3–2; lost at Kentucky 0–9+14−26Won 16–8 vs. Kent State+8Kent StateLost 0–3 at Miami (OH)-3Miami (OH)Lost 8–34 at Detroit Mercy-26Detroit MercyWon 17–12 at Cincinnati+5CincinnatiWon 6–3 at Ohio+3OhioWon 14–0 at Dayton+14DaytonLost 6–7 vs. The Citadel-1The CitadelWon 16–8 vs. Louisville+8LouisvilleWon 3–2 vs. Marshall+1MarshallLost 0–9 at Kentucky-9Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsKent StateW 16–⁠871%
Sep 23atMiami (OH)L 0–⁠343%
Sep 29atDetroit MercyL 8–⁠3429%
Oct 7atCincinnatiW 17–⁠1240%
Oct 14atOhioW 6–⁠326%
Oct 21atDaytonW 14–⁠063%
Oct 28vsThe CitadelL 6–⁠756%
Nov 4vsLouisvilleW 16–⁠863%
Nov 11vsMarshallW 3–⁠276%
Nov 18atKentuckyL 0–⁠931%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kentucky 9–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 41 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
86–⁠86
Coach
Edward Doherty
Elo
1462 +44 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−11.2 No. 89 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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