1951 Xavier Musketeers football team

The 1951 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Ed Kluska, the team compiled a 9–0–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 305 to 46.[1] The team was ranked at No. 24 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

1951 Xavier Musketeers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–0–1
Head coach
Home stadiumXavier Stadium
1951 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Michigan State   –  9 –0 –0
Xavier   –  9 –0 –1
Wabash   –  7 –0 –1
No. 13 Notre Dame   –  7 –2 –1
Dayton   –  7 –3 –0
Toledo   –  6 –4 –0
Washington University   –  5 –4 –0
Wayne   –  5 –4 –0
Bowling Green   –  4 –4 –1
Marquette   –  4 –6 –1
Baldwin–Wallace   –  3 –5 –0
John Carroll   –  3 –6 –0
Rose Poly   –  2 –5 –0
Youngstown   –  2 –6 –1
Rankings from AP Poll

The team played its home games at Xavier Stadium in Cincinnati.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Quantico Marines
W 12–713,500[3]
September 23at St. Bonaventure
W 40–69,500[4]
September 29at Camp LejeuneJacksonville, NCT 7–7[5]
October 6at Miami (OH)
W 32–1413,000[6]
October 13Youngstown
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 48–0[7]
October 19at Louisville
W 47–66,000[8]
October 28Dayton
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 20–017,261[9]
November 10John Carroll
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 41–0[10]
November 17at Cincinnati
W 26–0> 30,000[11]
November 22Toledo
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 32–66,500[12]

References
  1. "XU's '51 Record". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 23, 1951. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Breaks aid X.U. in 12 to 7 win over Quantico". The Cincinnati Post. September 17, 1951. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Xavier Swamps Bonnies, 40-6, Worst Licking Since 1940". Binghamton Press. September 24, 1951. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lejeune ties Xavier squad in 7–7 upset". The News and Observer. September 30, 1951. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Xavier cuts Miami win streak, 32–14". Palladium-Item. October 7, 1951. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Penguins crushed by Xavier". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 14, 1951. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Jimmy Brown (October 20, 1951). "Powerful Xavier Whips Louisville In 47-to-6 Rout". The Courier-Journal. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "U.D. with Siggins "ailing off," no match for Xavier finesse". Dayton Daily News. October 29, 1951. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Xavier breezes to 41–0 decision over John Carroll". Springfield News-Sun. November 11, 1951. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Dick Forbes (November 18, 1951). "Xavier hands Bearcats first loss, 26–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 33. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Bill Ford (November 23, 1951). "Xavier beats Toledo by 32–6 margin to wind up school's best season". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 17. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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