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American college football season

1973 Xavier Musketeers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumXavier Stadium
Seasons← 1972
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   11 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Penn State   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 9 Houston   –   11 – 1 – 0
Temple   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Tulane   –   9 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tampa   –   8 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   7 – 4 – 0
Utah State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 4 – 1
Northern Illinois   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 5 – 1
Xavier   –   5 – 5 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 6 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 1
Villanova   –   3 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   2 – 9 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   2 – 9 – 0
Army   –   0 – 10 – 0
Florida State   –   0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In its second season under head coach Tom Cecchini, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 376 to 191.

On December 19, 1973, the Xavier University Board of Trustees voted 15 to 3 to discontinue the school's intercollegiate football program, effective immediately. The university's president, Rev. Robert W. Mulligan, attributed the decision to the "spiraling costs of intercollegiate football" which had led to a $200,000 deficit in 1973 despite the team having its most successful season in five years.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at TempleL 7–4910,753
September 15at Cincinnati L 7–4010,153
September 21at TampaL 7–3411,362
September 29at MarshallW 30–2813,500
October 6at Southwestern LouisianaW 17–148,000
October 13at Southern IllinoisL 7–738,500
October 20at Arkansas StateL 0–37
November 3DaytonT 28–28
November 10Northern Illinois
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 40–364,831
November 17Villanova
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 13–6
November 23Toledo
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 35–316,307

References

  1. "1973 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  2. Paul Ritter (December 20, 1973). "Xavier Drops Football; Costs Cited". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Temple routs Xavier in opener, 49–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 9, 1973. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bearcats cry early, Muskies weep late". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 16, 1973. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Solomon zips Tampa past Xavier, 34–7". The Miami Herald. September 23, 1973. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Xavier nips Herd, 30–28". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 30, 1973. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Ragin Cajuns lose fourth in a row". Daily World. October 7, 1973. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Salukis roll up 73 points". Southern Illinoisan. October 14, 1973. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Arkansas St. rips Muskies, 37–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Field goals fall short; Flyers tied". Springfield News-Sun. November 4, 1973. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "NIU victim of former St. Rita prep, Xavier 40–36". Chicago Tribune. November 11, 1973. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Xavier defeats Villanova 13–6". Press of Atlantic City. November 18, 1973. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Xavier nips Toledo, bags winning season". Troy Daily News. November 24, 1973. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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