1950 Xavier Musketeers football team

The 1950 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1950 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Ed Kluska, the team compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 247 to 141.[1] The team played its home games at Xavier Stadium in Cincinnati.

1950 Xavier Musketeers football
ConferenceIndependent
1950 record8–1
Head coach
Home stadiumXavier Stadium
1950 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Valparaiso      9 1 0
No. 8 Michigan State      8 1 0
Xavier      8 1 0
John Carroll      8 2 0
Baldwin–Wallace      5 2 1
Marquette      5 3 1
Wabash      4 2 3
Butler      4 4 1
Notre Dame      4 4 1
Toledo      4 5 0
Bowling Green      3 4 2
Dayton      4 6 0
Youngstown      3 5 0
Ball State      2 4 1
Washington University      2 7 0
Wayne      2 7 0
Indiana State      1 7 1
Rose Poly      0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Among other games, Xavier defeated the otherwise unbeaten 1950 Miami Redskins football team that was coached by Woody Hayes and Ara Parseghian and that featured John Pont at halfback and Bo Schembechler at tackle.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Quantico Marines
W 34–13
September 23at John CarrollCleveland, OHW 24–197,800[2]
September 30Morehead State
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 42–7
October 7at Miami (OH)W 7–011,724[3]
October 14Louisiana Tech
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 35–21
October 21Louisville
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 36–139,000[4]
October 29at DaytonW 28–2112,000[5]
November 18at Cincinnati
L 20–3329,000[6]
November 23St. Bonaventure
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 21–14
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "1950 - Xavier (OH)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. "Musketeers Beat Blue Streaks, 24-19". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 24, 1950. p. 61 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Miami Nets Only 14 Yards Rushing, 69 Passing in Losing, 7-0: "X" Grinds Out 258 Yards, Gets 16 First Downs To 4". The Dayton Daily News. October 8, 1950. p. 60.
  4. Bill Ford (October 22, 1950). "Xavier Coasts To Win Over Louisville". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 65.
  5. Joe Burns (October 30, 1950). "Xavier Is Extended By Flyers But Continues Unbeaten March: 12,000 See Dayton Bow By 28 to 21". The Dayton Daily News. p. 24 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Bob Husted (November 19, 1950). "Bearcats Defeat Musketeers, 33 to 20". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 73 via Newspapers.com.
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