1956 Xavier Musketeers football team

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1956 Xavier Musketeers football
ConferenceIndependent
1956 record7–3
Head coach
  • (2nd season)
Home stadiumXavier Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 NCAA College Division independents football records
  • v
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Michigan   –   7 – 0 – 1
Carthage   –   8 – 2 – 0
Tampa   –   7 – 2 – 0
Cal Poly San Dimas   –   6 – 2 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   7 – 2 – 1
Wabash   –   6 – 2 – 1
Hawaii   –   7 – 3 – 0
Hofstra   –   7 – 3 – 0
Xavier   –   7 – 3 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 2 – 1
Louisville   –   6 – 3 – 0
Pepperdine   –   6 – 3 – 0
Washington University   –   6 – 3 – 0
La Verne   –   6 – 4 – 0
Buffalo   –   5 – 3 – 0
Drexel   –   5 – 3 – 0
Long Beach State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   5 – 3 – 1
Memphis State   –   5 – 4 – 1
Arkansas State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Chattanooga   –   5 – 4 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   4 – 5 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   3 – 4 – 1
Rose Poly   –   3 – 4 – 0
Bucknell   –   3 – 5 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   3 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 5 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   2 – 5 – 2
Sewanee   –   1 – 6 – 1
UC Riverside   –   1 – 6 – 0

The 1956 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In its second season under head coach , the team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 150.[1] The team played its home games at Xavier Stadium in Cincinnati.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Saint Joseph's (IN)
W 13–8[2]
September 22Marshall
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 30–6
September 29at Miami (OH)
L 7–14
October 6Ohio
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 31–7
October 13at Cincinnati
W 34–1428,000[3]
October 20Quantico Marines
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 13–27
October 27Dayton
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 26–13
November 3Colorado A&M
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 27–14
November 10at Louisville
W 34–14
November 17at Kentucky
L 0–33

References[]

  1. ^ "1956 - Xavier (OH)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 11, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Bill Ford (September 17, 1956). "Xavier Rallies, Edges St. Joseph's, 13-8: Musketeers Are Behind, 8-7 When Bertoia Hits Junker With Payoff TD Pass In Waning Seconds". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Fired-Up Muskies Blast Bearcats, 34-14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 14, 1956. p. 69.
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