1958 Xavier Musketeers football team

The 1958 Xavier Musketeers football team competed in the 1958 college football season as an independent for Xavier University. The team was coached by Harry Connolly and played their home games at Xavier Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.

1958 Xavier Musketeers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumXavier Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Mississippi Southern     9 0 0
Rochester     8 0 0
Rose Poly     8 0 0
Sewanee     8 0 0
No. 10 Buffalo     8 1 0
No. 6 Montana State     8 1 0
North Park     7 1 0
Carthage     7 2 0
Southern Connecticut State     7 2 0
Carnegie Tech     6 2 0
Northeastern     6 2 0
Cal Poly Pomona     7 3 0
Trinity (TX)     6 3 0
Hofstra     6 4 0
Tampa     6 4 0
Abilene Christian     5 5 0
No. 8 Chattanooga     5 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace     4 4 1
Louisville     4 4 0
Northern Michigan     5 5 0
Xavier     5 5 0
Washington University     4 4 0
Arkansas State     4 5 0
No. 18 Memphis State     4 5 0
UC Riverside     2 3 2
Hawaii     5 7 0
St. Norbert     3 6 0
Wabash     3 6 0
Howard (AL)     1 5 1
Pepperdine     1 7 0
Washington and Lee     1 7 0
Rankings from UPI small college poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 148:00 p.m.Saint Joseph's (IN)W 8–011,500[1][2]
September 202:00 p.m.Kent State
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–67,500[3][4]
September 288:00 p.m.Quantico Marines
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 20–317,000[5][6]
October 42:00 p.m.at No. 5 Miami (OH)W 22–89,519[7][8]
October 112:00 p.m.at Cincinnati
L 8–14[9][10]
October 182:00 p.m.Detroit 
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 6–319,000–10,000[11][12][13]
October 258:00 p.m.Dayton
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 16–06,500[14][15]
November 12:00 p.m.at Marshall W 14–63,500[16][17]
November 88:15 p.m.ToledoW 34–8[18][19]
November 152:00 p.m.at KentuckyL 6–2025,000[20][21]

References

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  1. ^ Bill Ford (September 14, 1958). "XU Plays Tonight in Gridiron Opener". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  2. ^ Bill Ford (September 15, 1958). "Xavier Wins Opener Over St. Joseph's". Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 33. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  3. ^ Bill Ford (September 20, 1958). "XU Faces Kent State". Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1C. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "Last-Minute Aerial Sinks Xavier". Cincinnati Enquirer. September 21, 1958. p. 1H. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  5. ^ Bill Ford (September 28, 1958). "It's a Puzzlement as Muskies Host Quantico Marines". Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1H. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  6. ^ Bill Ford (September 29, 1958). "Quantico Rips XU, 31-20". Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1D. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  7. ^ Bill Ford (October 4, 1958). "Miami Favored to Whip XU Eleven". Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1C. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  8. ^ Bill Ford (October 5, 1958). "Fired Up Xavier Topples Miami, 22-8". p. 1H. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  9. ^ Dick Forbes (October 11, 1958). "UC, Xavier Ready For Classic Today". Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1B. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  10. ^ Dick Forbes (October 12, 1958). "Muskies Bottled Up". Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1H. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  11. ^ Bill Ford (October 18, 1958). "XU Battles Detroit in Homecoming Tilt". Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1C. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  12. ^ Bill Ford (October 19, 1958). "Detroit Riddles XU Air Defense, 31-6". Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1H. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  13. ^ "Titans Score All 5 TDs 'Almost' in Last Half, 31-6". Detroit Free Press. October 19, 1958. p. 4F – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Bill Ford (October 25, 1958). "Xavier Plays Dayton in Home Finale Tonight". Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1C. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  15. ^ Bill Ford (October 26, 1958). "XU Blanks Dayton in Home Finale". Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1H. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  16. ^ "Week's Sports: Football". Cincinnati Enquirer. November 1, 1958. p. 8B.
  17. ^ Bill Ford (November 2, 1958). "Xavier Edges Marshall, 14-6". Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1H. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  18. ^ Bill Ford (November 8, 1958). "Xavier Favored to Wollop Toledo". Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1C. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  19. ^ Bill Ford (November 9, 1958). "Meyer Stars as XU Trounces Toledo". Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1H. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  20. ^ Bill Ford (November 15, 1958). "XU Closes Season at Kentucky Today". Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1C. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  21. ^ Bill Ford (November 16, 1958). "0-0 For 3 Periods, Then UK 20, XU 6". Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1H. Retrieved September 19, 2017.