1949 Xavier Musketeers football team

The 1949 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In its third season under head coach Ed Kluska, the team compiled a 10–1 record, defeated Arizona State in the 1950 Salad Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 257 to 110.[1] The team's only loss was to Bear Bryant's 1949 Kentucky Wildcats football team that was ranked No. 11 in the final AP Poll.

1949 Xavier Musketeers football
Salad Bowl champion
Salad Bowl, W 33–21 vs. Arizona State
ConferenceIndependent
1949 record10–1
Head coach
Home stadiumXavier Stadium
1949 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Notre Dame      10 0 0
Ball State      8 0 0
Xavier      10 1 0
Valparaiso      8 1 1
Washington University      7 2 0
Baldwin–Wallace      6 2 0
Wabash      5 2 1
Dayton      6 3 0
John Carroll      6 3 0
No. 19 Michigan State      6 3 0
Toledo      6 4 0
Youngstown      4 3 1
Bowling Green      4 5 0
Marquette      4 5 0
Central Michigan      3 4 0
Wayne      3 5 0
Indiana State      1 9 0
Michigan State Normal      0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16West Virginia Wesleyan
W 53–0
September 24at DaytonDayton, OHW 21–7
October 2Quantico Marines
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 29–7
October 8at Miami (OH)W 27–19
October 16John Carroll
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 21–7
October 21at LouisvilleW 19–7
October 30Dayton
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 14–0
November 5Kentucky
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 7–21
November 12at Cincinnati
W 20–14
November 24at MarshallW 13–7
January 1, 1950vs. Arizona StateW 33–21

References

  1. "1949 - Xavier (OH)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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