1973 Xavier Musketeers football team

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1973 Xavier Musketeers football
ConferenceIndependent
1973 record5–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumCorcoran Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   11 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Penn State   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 9 Houston   –   11 – 1 – 0
Temple   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Tulane   –   9 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tampa   –   8 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   7 – 4 – 0
Utah State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 4 – 1
Northern Illinois   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 5 – 1
Xavier   –   5 – 5 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 6 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 1
Villanova   –   3 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   2 – 9 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   2 – 9 – 0
Army   –   0 – 10 – 0
Florida State   –   0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In its second season under head coach Tom Cecchini, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 376 to 191.[1]

On December 19, 1973, the Xavier University Board of Trustees voted 15 to 3 to discontinue the school's intercollegiate football program, effective immediately. The university's president, Rev. Robert W. Mulligan, attributed the decision to the "spiraling costs of intercollegiate football" which had led to a $200,000 deficit in 1973 despite the team having its most successful season in five years.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 8at Temple
L 7–49
September 15at Cincinnati
L 7–40
September 21at Tampa
L 7–34
September 29at Marshall
W 30–28
October 6at Southwestern Louisiana
W 17–14
October 13at Southern Illinois
L 7–73
October 20at Arkansas StateLittle Rock, ARL 0–37
November 3Dayton
  • Corcoran Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
T 28–28
November 10Northern Illinois
  • Corcoran Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 40–36
November 17Villanova
  • Corcoran Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 13–6
November 24Toledo
  • Corcoran Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 35–31

References[]

  1. ^ "1973 - Xavier (OH)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 10, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Paul Ritter (December 20, 1973). "Xavier Drops Football; Costs Cited". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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