1973 Xavier Musketeers football team

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]

1973 Xavier Musketeers football
ConferenceIndependent
1973 record5–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumCorcoran Stadium
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
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

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 TempleL 7–49
September 15at CincinnatiL 7–40
September 21at TampaL 7–34
September 29at MarshallW 30–28
October 6at Southwestern LouisianaW 17–14
October 13at Southern IllinoisL 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.
  2. Paul Ritter (December 20, 1973). "Xavier Drops Football; Costs Cited". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
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