1951 Xavier Musketeers football team

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1951 Xavier Musketeers football
ConferenceIndependent
1951 record9–0–1
Head coach
Home stadiumXavier Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Midwestern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Michigan State   –   9 – 0 – 0
Xavier   –   9 – 0 – 1
Wabash   –   7 – 0 – 1
No. 13 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Dayton   –   7 – 3 – 0
Toledo   –   6 – 4 – 0
Washington University   –   5 – 4 – 0
Wayne   –   5 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green   –   4 – 4 – 1
Marquette   –   4 – 6 – 1
Baldwin–Wallace   –   3 – 5 – 0
John Carroll   –   3 – 6 – 0
Rose Poly   –   2 – 5 – 0
Youngstown   –   2 – 6 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Ed Kluska, the team compiled a 9–0–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 305 to 46.[1][2] The team played its home games at Xavier Stadium in Cincinnati.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Quantico Marines
W 12–7
September 23at St. Bonaventure
W 40–69,500[3]
September 29at Camp LejeuneJacksonville, NCT 7–7
October 6at Miami (OH)
W 32–14
October 13Youngstown
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 48–0
October 19at Louisville
W 47–66,000[4]
October 28Dayton
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 20–0
November 10John Carroll
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 41–0
November 17at Cincinnati
W 26–0> 30,000[5]
November 22Toledo
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 32–66,500[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "1951 - Xavier (OH)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 6, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "XU's '51 Record". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 23, 1951. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Xavier Swamps Bonnies, 40-6, Worst Licking Since 1940". Binghamton Press. September 24, 1951. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Jimmy Brown (October 20, 1951). "Powerful Xavier Whips Louisville In 47-to-6 Rout". The Courier-Journal. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Dick Forbes (November 18, 1951). "Xavier Hands Bearcats First Loss, 26-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 33.
  6. ^ Bill Ford (November 23, 1951). "Xavier Beats Toledo By 32-6 Margin To Wind Up School's Best Season". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
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