1928 St. Xavier Musketeers football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record7–2 (1–0 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCorcoran Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Heidelberg $ 6 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
Mount Union 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Muskingum 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Oberlin 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Wooster 2 – 2 – 2 2 – 4 – 2
Akron 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Hiram 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Otterbein 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Ohio Northern 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Case 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Capital 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
St. Xavier 0 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
Kenyon 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
Western Reserve * 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Marietta * 4 – 0 – 0 4 – 2 – 1
Dayton * 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – did not compete for championship

The 1928 St. Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented St. Xavier College (later renamed Xavier University) in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1928 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Joseph A. Meyer, the team compiled a 7–2 record (1–0 against OAC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 152 to 46. The team played its home games at Corcoran Field in Cincinnati.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Transylvania*
W 19–2[1]
October 6Morehead State*
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 45–6[2]
October 20Oglethorpe*
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 9–6[3]
October 27Quantico Marines*
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–6[4]
November 3Kansas Wesleyan*
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 19–0[5]
November 10Western Reserve
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 7–0[6]
November 17Centre*
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 20–7[7]
November 24West Virginia Wesleyan*
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 7–19[8]
November 29Haskell*
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 26–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Transy loses to St. Xavier, 19 to 2". The Lexington Herald. September 30, 1928. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Musketeers tip Morehead eleven". The Courier-Journal. October 7, 1928. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Extra point, safety give St. X victory". The Lima News. October 21, 1928. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Marines halt Xavier team". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 28, 1928. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "St. Xavier beats Kansas Wesleyan". The Wichita Eagle. November 4, 1928. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Reserve bows to St. Xavier in close game". The Lima News. November 11, 1928. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Musketeers defeat Centre, 20 to 7". The Kentucky Post. November 18, 1928. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bobcats scratch and bite". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 25, 1928. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Xavier obtains sweet revenge". The Cincinnati Post. November 30, 1928. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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