1935 Xavier Musketeers football team

The 1935 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1935 college football season. The team compiled a 6–3 record, shut out six of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 164 to 35.[1] The team played its home games at Corcoran Field in Cincinnati.

1935 Xavier Musketeers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumCorcoran Field
1935 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 23 Marquette   –  7 –1 –0
No. 8 Notre Dame   –  7 –1 –1
Michigan State   –  6 –2 –0
DePaul   –  5 –2 –1
Wayne   –  5 –2 –1
Detroit   –  6 –3 –0
Xavier   –  6 –3 –0
Michigan State Normal   –  4 –2 –2
Western State Teachers (MI)   –  5 –3 –0
Saint Louis   –  5 –6 –0
Central State (MI)   –  1 –6 –0
Haskell   –  0 –7 –1
Rankings from United Press

The team began the season under head coach Joseph A. Meyer who had been the head coach since 1920. After the team lost two of its first three games, Meyer resigned and was replaced by Clem Crowe. Crowe had been the head basketball coach and an assistant football coach on Meyer's staff.[2] Crowe coached the final six games, including five victories.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Georgetown (KY)
W 34–03,500[3]
September 27Kentucky
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 7–2115,000[4]
October 4West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–76,500[5][6][7]
October 11Transylvania
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 39–02,000[8]
October 188:15 p.m.Haskell
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 32–06,000[9][10][11][12]
October 26Mississippi State
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–79,000[13]
November 9Centre
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 27–06,500[14]
November 15at Saint Louis
W 13–03,500[15]
November 28Centenary
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 12–0[16]

References
  1. "1935 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. "Crowe New Xavier Coach; Takes Charge Immediately". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 9, 1935. pp. 13–14.
  3. "Xavier blanks Bengals, 34–0, in initial tilt". The Lexington Leader. September 21, 1935. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Kentucky defeats Xavier, 21–7, as Schmidt watches". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. September 29, 1935. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Smith, Lou (October 5, 1935). "West Virginia Wesleyan Downs Musketeers By 7-0 Score". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 13. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. Smith, Lou (October 5, 1935). "Visitors (continued)". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 16. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "W. Va. Wesleyan defeats Xavier, 7–0". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 5, 1935. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Xavier University beats Transylvania Pioneers, 39 to 0, in night game". The Lexington Herald. October 12, 1935. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Big Injuns". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 18, 1935. p. 16. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Big Injuns (continued)". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 18, 1935. p. 17. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. Smith, Lou (October 19, 1935). "Xavier Swamps Haskell Indians By Score Of 32 To 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 15. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. Smith, Lou (October 19, 1935). "Xavier Swamps Haskell Indians By Score Of 32 To 0 (continued)". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 16. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "Maroons given scare by Xavier". The Birmingham News. October 27, 1935. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Musketeers crush "Praying Colonels"". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 10, 1935. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Xavier hands St. Louis U. 13-to-0 thumping". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 16, 1935. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Xavier wins 12–0 duel". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 29, 1935. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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