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1968 Xavier

6–⁠4.

Schedule and results

Xavier in 1968, game by game: lost vs. Miami (OH) 7–28; won vs. Quantico Marines 28–12; lost at Cincinnati 14–17; won vs. Marshall 30–20; won at Northern Illinois 24–20; lost at Villanova 10–21; won vs. Dayton 27–25; won at Toledo 20–10; won at Kent State 23–7; lost vs. Bowling Green 14–44+16−30Lost 7–28 vs. Miami (OH)-21Miami (OH)Won 28–12 vs. Quantico Marines+16Quantico MarinesLost 14–17 at Cincinnati-3CincinnatiWon 30–20 vs. Marshall+10MarshallWon 24–20 at Northern Illinois+4Northern Illino…Lost 10–21 at Villanova-11VillanovaWon 27–25 vs. Dayton+2DaytonWon 20–10 at Toledo+10ToledoWon 23–7 at Kent State+16Kent StateLost 14–44 vs. Bowling Green-30Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsMiami (OH)L 7–⁠2841%
Sep 21vsQuantico MarinesW 28–⁠1279%
Sep 28atCincinnatiL 14–⁠1743%
Oct 5vsMarshallW 30–⁠2076%
Oct 19atNorthern IllinoisW 24–⁠2087%
Oct 26atVillanovaL 10–⁠2136%
Nov 2vsDaytonW 27–⁠2549%
Nov 9atToledoW 20–⁠1022%
Nov 16atKent StateW 23–⁠758%
Nov 23vsBowling GreenL 14–⁠4457%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bowling Green 44–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 4th-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
197–⁠204
Coach
—
Elo
1460 +8 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.7 No. 99 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 1John Shinners OGNew Orleans Saints
Rd 6Richard Barnhorst TEPhiladelphia Eagles