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1966 Xavier

4–⁠6.

Schedule and results

Xavier in 1966, game by game: lost at Toledo 0–9; lost vs. Miami (OH) 3–27; won vs. Quantico Marines 14–3; won at Cincinnati 25–13; lost at Ohio 10–24; won vs. Chattanooga 27–10; lost at Villanova 7–13; lost at Dayton 2–9; won vs. Western Michigan 21–6; lost at Kent State 14–42+17−28Lost 0–9 at Toledo-9ToledoLost 3–27 vs. Miami (OH)-24Miami (OH)Won 14–3 vs. Quantico Marines+11Quantico MarinesWon 25–13 at Cincinnati+12CincinnatiLost 10–24 at Ohio-14OhioWon 27–10 vs. Chattanooga+17ChattanoogaLost 7–13 at Villanova-6VillanovaLost 2–9 at Dayton-7DaytonWon 21–6 vs. Western Michigan+15Western MichiganLost 14–42 at Kent State-28Kent State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17atToledoL 0–⁠953%
Sep 24vsMiami (OH)L 3–⁠2741%
Oct 1vsQuantico MarinesW 14–⁠364%
Oct 8atCincinnatiW 25–⁠1344%
Oct 15atOhioL 10–⁠2452%
Oct 22vsChattanoogaW 27–⁠1092%
Oct 29atVillanovaL 7–⁠1355%
Nov 5atDaytonL 2–⁠941%
Nov 12vsWestern MichiganW 21–⁠649%
Nov 19atKent StateL 14–⁠4245%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kent State 42–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 41 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
123–⁠156
Coach
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Elo
1437 −68 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−11.9 No. 99 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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