1960 Xavier Musketeers football team

The 1960 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Ed Doherty, the Musketeers compiled a 5–5 record.[1]

1960 Xavier Musketeers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumXavier Stadium
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rutgers   –  8 –1 –0
No. 4 Navy   –  9 –2 –0
Memphis State   –  8 –2 –0
Detroit   –  7 –2 –0
No. 19 Syracuse   –  7 –2 –0
No. 16 Penn State   –  7 –3 –0
Oregon   –  7 –3 –1
Army   –  6 –3 –1
Oregon State   –  6 –3 –1
Holy Cross   –  6 –4 –0
Houston   –  6 –4 –0
Miami (FL)   –  6 –4 –0
San Jose State   –  5 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –  4 –3 –3
Xavier   –  5 –5 –0
Washington State   –  4 –5 –1
Air Force   –  4 –6 –0
Boston University   –  3 –5 –2
Pacific (CA)   –  4 –6 –0
Boston College   –  3 –6 –1
Florida State   –  3 –6 –1
Marquette   –  3 –6 –0
Colgate   –  2 –7 –0
Notre Dame   –  2 –8 –0
Villanova   –  2 –8 –0
Dayton   –  1 –9 –0
Idaho   –  1 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Miami (OH)
W 17–69,300[2]
September 24Wichita
L 13–208,571[3]
October 1Detroit
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 6–26[4]
October 8Dayton
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 18–12[5]
October 15Ohio
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–69,200–9,234[6]
October 21Quantico Marines
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 28–20[7]
October 29at Cincinnati
W 5–0[8]
November 5at Louisville
W 29–06,823[9]
November 12at Kentucky
L 0–4921,000[10]
November 19at Villanova
L 7–215,600[11]

References
  1. "1960 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  2. "Xavier 17, Miami 6". The Lima Citizen. September 18, 1960. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wichita U. gains 1st win of year; Stops Xavier 20–13". The Wichita Sunday Eagle. September 25, 1960. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Xavier's 2 Musketeers no match for Titans, 26–0". Detroit Free Press. October 2, 1960. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Xavier wipes out Flyer rally on Cox' 90-yard kickoff return". Dayton Daily News. October 9, 1960. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Ohio U. nips Xavier". Springfield News-Sun. October 16, 1960. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "XU ends 16-game Marine streak". The Cincinnati Post. October 22, 1960. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Cincinnati falls, 5–0, to Xavier". Palladium-Item. October 30, 1960. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "X. gets ususal win over U.L." The Courier-Journal. November 6, 1960. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Junior halfback Bill Ransdell scores three times as Kentucky wallops Xavier, 49 to 0". Messenger-Inquirer. November 13, 1960. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Villanovans pull upset over Xavier". Press of Atlantic City. November 20, 1960. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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