Xavier Musketeers football

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Xavier Musketeers football

First season	1901
Last season	1973
Head coach	Tom Cecchini (final Musketeers head coach) 2nd year, 8–13–1 (.386)
Home stadium	Corcoran Stadium
Year built	1929
Stadium capacity	15,000
Location	Cincinnati, Ohio
Conference	None
All-time record	302–222–22 (.573)
Postseason bowl record	1–0–0 (1.000)
Colors	Blue and White

The Xavier Musketeers football program was a college football team representing Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Xavier discontinued football in 1973, citing cost concerns.

History

The program began in 1901. The school then called itself St. Xavier College; the team the Saints. In their first season they played a mix of colleges and high schools, but gradually improved their schedule. In 1907 they began a rivalry against the University of Dayton, then named St. Mary's Institute.^[1]

The team name became the Musketeers in 1929, the same year St. Xavier became Xavier University and built Corcoran Stadium. The high point came under coach Edward Kluska, who posted a 35-12-2 record between 1947 and 1951. The 1949 team went 10-1 and received an invitation to the 1950 Salad Bowl, in which they defeated Arizona State University 33-21. Seven players from the 1950 and 1951 teams would later play in the National Football League.^[1] Xavier declined an invitation to the 1952 Salad Bowl.^[2]

Xavier's Board of Trustees ended the football program in 1973 following a determination that it lost $200,000 every year.^[1]

Head coaches

Tenure	Coach	Record	Pct.
1900–1917	None / staff	26–6–5	.770
1918–1919	Albert B. Lambert	10–3–1	.750
1920–1935	Joe Meyer	85–44–6	.652
1935–1943	Clem Crowe	46–32–2	.588
1946	Philip H. Bucklew	3–7	.300
1947–1954	Edward L. Kluska	42–33–4	.563
1955–1958	Harry W. Connelly	24–15	.615
1959–1961	Ed Doherty	15–15	.500
1962–1968	Ed Biles	40–27–3	.593
1969	Irvin A. Etlar	1–9	.100
1970–1971	Richard J. Selcer	2–18	.100
1972–1973	Thomas A. Cecchini	8–13–1	.386
Totals	11 coaches	302–222–22	.573

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Stadium

The Musketeers played their games in Corcoran Stadium, which opened in 1929 after a $300,000 fundraising drive led by future Governor of Ohio Myers Y. Cooper. The stadium could seat 15,000 spectators. Xavier demolished the stadium in 1988.^[1]

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Schaber, Greg (Fall 2004). "Legends of the Fall". Xavier University. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
↑ "Xavier Turns Down Salad Bowl". Daily Chronicle. November 30, 1951. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
↑ Xavier University. "XAVIER UNIVERSITY CAREER COACHING RECORDS". Retrieved 2009-12-16.

References

Dalglish, Garven (February 1979). "Xavier's New Mission". Cincinnati Magazine 12 (5): 33–37.

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Venues	Corcoran Stadium (1929–1973)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

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No coach (1900–1917) Albert B. Lambert (1918–1919) Joseph A. Meyer (1920–1935) Clem Crowe (1936–1943) No team (1944–1945) Philip H. Bucklew (1946) Edward L. Kluska (1947–1954) Harry W. Connelly (1955–1958) Ed Doherty (1959–1961) Ed Biles (1962–1968) Irvin A. Etlar (1969) Richard J. Selcer (1970–1971) Tom Cecchini (1972–1973)

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1950 Salad Bowl

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