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1971 Xavier

1–⁠9.

Schedule and results

Xavier in 1971, game by game: lost vs. Miami (OH) 7–17; lost at Marshall 13–15; lost vs. Quantico Marines 6–24; lost at Cincinnati 7–30; lost at Temple 0–38; lost vs. Kent State 13–24; lost vs. Villanova 27–33; lost vs. Dayton 10–20; won at Bowling Green 42–27; lost at Northern Illinois 9–14+15−38Lost 7–17 vs. Miami (OH)-10Miami (OH)Lost 13–15 at Marshall-2MarshallLost 6–24 vs. Quantico Marines-18Quantico MarinesLost 7–30 at Cincinnati-23CincinnatiLost 0–38 at Temple-38TempleLost 13–24 vs. Kent State-11Kent StateLost 27–33 vs. Villanova-6VillanovaLost 10–20 vs. Dayton-10DaytonWon 42–27 at Bowling Green+15Bowling GreenLost 9–14 at Northern Illinois-5Northern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsMiami (OH)L 7–⁠1722%
Sep 25atMarshallL 13–⁠1536%
Oct 2vsQuantico MarinesL 6–⁠2469%
Oct 9atCincinnatiL 7–⁠3013%
Oct 16atTempleL 0–⁠3835%
Oct 23vsKent StateL 13–⁠2438%
Oct 30vsVillanovaL 27–⁠3319%
Nov 6vsDaytonL 10–⁠2030%
Nov 13atBowling GreenW 42–⁠279%
Nov 20atNorthern IllinoisL 9–⁠1422%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Illinois 14–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 41 on file).

Record
1–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
134–⁠242
Coach
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Elo
1225 −75 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−14.6 No. 109 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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