1936 Xavier Musketeers football team

1936 Xavier Musketeers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumCorcoran Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
DePaul   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Marquette   –   7 – 2 – 0
Michigan State   –   6 – 1 – 2
Michigan State Normal   –   6 – 2 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 2 – 1
No. 8 Notre Dame   –   6 – 2 – 1
Wayne   –   5 – 2 – 1
Detroit   –   7 – 3 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Saint Louis   –   5 – 4 – 1
Central Michigan   –   3 – 4 – 1
Western State Teachers (MI)   –   2 – 5 – 0
Haskell   –   1 – 6 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In its second season under head coach Clem Crowe, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 166 to 102. The team played its home games at Corcoran Field, also known as Xavier Stadium, in Cincinnati.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Transylvania
W 20–04,000[1]
September 25Kentucky
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–2112,000[2]
October 2Adrian
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 46–03,500[3]
October 9Western Kentucky State Teachers
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 12–72,500[4]
October 17at Ohio WesleyanDelaware, OHW 13–63,500[5]
October 23Davis & Elkins
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 12–133,500[6]
October 31Centre
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 12–263,000[7]
November 7Wittenbergdagger
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 30–02,500[8]
November 14Detroit
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–168,000[9]
November 26South Carolina
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 21–136,500[10]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Entire Squad In Game As Xavier Defeats Transy, 20-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 20, 1936. pp. 37, 44 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Bob Bohne (September 26, 1936). "Wildcats Defeat Xavier, 21 To 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bob Bohne (October 3, 1936). "Xavier Overpowers Adrian To Win By 46-To-0 Score". The Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. 11, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Bob Bohne (October 10, 1936). "Crowe's Boys Beat Out Hilltoppers In Fourth Quarter". The Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. 14, 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Xavier Is Victor Over Wesleyan".
  6. ^ "Davis-Elkins Eleven Victorious Over Musketeer Squad".
  7. ^ "Praying Colonels Smash Xavier's Football Machine".
  8. ^ "Crowe's Team Clicks On All Cylinders Against Wittenberg".
  9. ^ Lou Smith (November 15, 1936). "Detroit Overpowers Xavier, 16-0: Inspired Fight Put Up By Musketeer Team". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Lou Smith (November 27, 1936). "Musketeers Turn In Upset By Beating In South Carolina". The Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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