1972 Xavier Musketeers football team

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1972 Xavier Musketeers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumCorcoran Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Penn State   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 14 Notre Dame   –   8 – 3 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   7 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   7 – 4 – 0
No. 20 Georgia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 1
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 4 – 1
Houston   –   6 – 4 – 1
Tulane   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   5 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 4 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 6 – 0
Dayton   –   4 – 6 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina   –   4 – 7 – 0
Southern Miss   –   3 – 7 – 1
Xavier   –   3 – 8 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   2 – 9 – 0
Villanova   –   2 – 9 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1972 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Tom Cecchini, the Musketeers compiled a 3–8 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Morehead State
W 26–77,000[2]
September 16Temple
L 12–168,104[3]
September 23at Cincinnati
W 19–715,435[4]
September 30at Miami (OH)
L 7–2511,100[5]
October 7at Northern Illinois
L 7–206,282[6]
October 14Marshall
  • Corcoran Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 14–05,817[7]
October 21at Kent State
L 16–2615,487[8]
October 28Youngstown State
  • Corcoran Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 7–473,181[9]
November 4at Dayton
L 13–3111,869[10]
November 11at Villanova
L 13–405,000[11]
November 23Quantico Marines
  • Corcoran Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–344,017[12]

References

  1. ^ "1972 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
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