1956 Xavier Musketeers football team

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 Harry W. Connelly, 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.

1956 Xavier Musketeers football
ConferenceIndependent
1956 record7–3
Head coachHarry W. Connelly (2nd season)
Home stadiumXavier Stadium
1956 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northern Michigan      7 0 1
Tampa      7 2 0
Cal Poly San Dimas      6 2 0
Mississippi Southern      7 2 1
Wabash      6 2 1
Hawaii      7 3 0
Franklin & Marshall      5 2 1
Xavier      7 3 0
Pepperdine      6 3 0
Washington University      6 3 0
La Verne      6 4 0
Drexel      5 3 0
Long Beach State      5 3 0
Delaware      5 3 1
Baldwin–Wallace      4 5 0
Carnegie Tech      3 5 0
Temple      3 5 0
UC Riverside      1 6 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Saint Joseph's (IN)
W 13–8
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[2]
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 LouisvilleW 34–14
November 17at KentuckyL 0–33

References

  1. "1956 - Xavier (OH)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  2. "Fired-Up Muskies Blast Bearcats, 34-14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 14, 1956. p. 69.
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