1949 Xavier Musketeers football
Salad Bowl champion
Salad Bowl, W 33–21 vs. Arizona State
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–1
Head coach
Home stadiumXavier Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   10 – 0 – 0
Ball State   –   8 – 0 – 0
Xavier   –   10 – 1 – 0
Valparaiso   –   8 – 1 – 1
Washington University   –   7 – 2 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   6 – 2 – 0
Wabash   –   5 – 2 – 1
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 0
John Carroll   –   6 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Michigan State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Toledo   –   6 – 4 – 0
Youngstown   –   4 – 3 – 1
Bowling Green   –   4 – 5 – 0
Marquette   –   4 – 5 – 0
Central Michigan   –   3 – 4 – 0
Wayne   –   3 – 5 – 0
Indiana State   –   1 – 9 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In its third season under head coach Ed Kluska, the team compiled a 10–1 record, defeated Arizona State in the 1950 Salad Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 257 to 110. The team's only loss was to Bear Bryant's 1949 Kentucky Wildcats football team that was ranked No. 11 in the final AP Poll.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16West Virginia Wesleyan
W 53–0[1]
September 24at Dayton
W 21–712,000[2]
October 2Quantico Marines
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 29–714,000[3]
October 8at Miami (OH)
W 27–1913,002[4]
October 16John Carroll
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 21–710,000[5]
October 21at Louisville
W 19–7[6]
October 30Dayton
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 14–015,462[7]
November 5 No. 13 Kentucky
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 7–2116,348[8]
November 12at Cincinnati
W 20–1427,000[9]
November 24at Marshall
W 13–78,000[10]
January 2, 1950vs. Arizona State
W 33–2118,500[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Xavier breezes, 53–0". The Courier-Journal. September 17, 1949. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Joe Burns (September 25, 1949). "Xavier downs U.D. 21–7 before 12,000". Dayton Daily News. p. I-1, IV-2. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "X.U. blasts Marines; Plays Miami Saturday". The Cincinnati Post. October 3, 1949. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Xavier Musketeers roll to fourth straight win with 27–19 decision over scrappy Miami club". Palladium-Item. October 9, 1949. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Charley Squeri sparks Muskies to 21–7 victory". The Cincinnati Post. October 17, 1949. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Xavier's line brings Louisville down 19 to 7". The Courier-Journal. October 22, 1949. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Bill Ford (October 31, 1949). "Stalwart Line Play By Xavier Sets Stage For Muskie's Second Triumph Of Season At Expense Of Dayton Flyers; Score, 14-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kentucky power rolls over unbeaten Xavier, 21–7". The Knoxville Journal. November 6, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Xavier defeats Bearcats". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 13, 1949. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Marshall bows to Xavier in last period". Beckley Post-Herald. November 25, 1949. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Muskies defeat Sun Devils, 33–21, in Salad Bowl". The Arizona Republic. January 3, 1950. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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