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1917 St. Xavier Saints football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1–2
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
←  1916
1918 →
1917 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Marquette     8 0 1
Detroit     8 1 0
Morningside     5 1 0
Notre Dame     6 1 1
Heidelberg     5 1 1
St. Mary's (OH)     7 2 0
St. Xavier     4 1 2
North Dakota Agricultural     4 2 0
Akron     5 3 0
Haskell     6 5 0
Western State Normal (MI)     4 3 0
Saint Louis     4 3 1
Michigan State Normal     3 4 0
Iowa State Teachers     2 3 0
South Dakota     2 3 0
Central Michigan     1 2 0
Lake Forest     2 5 0
Wabash     1 6 1
Toledo     0 3 0
Michigan Agricultural     0 9 0

The 1917 St. Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented St. Xavier College (later renamed Xavier University) as an independent during the 1917 college football season. The team compiled a 4–1–2 record but was outscored by a total of 40 to 39. The team had no head coach.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13 St. Mary's (OH) Cincinnati, OHW 7–3 [1] [2]
October 20 Wilmington (OH)Cincinnati, OHT 0–0 [3]
October 27 Kentucky Wesleyan
W 6–0 [4]
November 3at Kentucky Military Institute Lyndon, KYW 13–6 [5]
November 10 Georgetown (KY) Georgetown, KYL 0–19 [6]
November 17at Wilmington (OH) Wilmington, OHW 7–6 [7]
November 29 Fort Thomas (KY)
T 6–63,000 [8]

References

  1. ^ "Saints Lose In Cincinnati; Small Score". The Dayton Sunday News. October 14, 1917. p. Sport 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Saints Are Classy: Xavier Team Put One Over on St. Mary Cadets". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 14, 1917. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Even Stephen! St. Xavier and Wilmington Battle a Scoreless Tie". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 21, 1917. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "St. Xavier wins; Put up best game of the season against Kentucky Wesleyan". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 28, 1922. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Punch wins for visitors; K.M.I. team is defeated, 13 to 6, by Cincinnati St. Xavier". The Courier-Journal. November 4, 1922. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgetown Football Team Takes Measure of St. Xavier Boys". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 11, 1917. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Close Game Taken By St. Xavier Football Team From Wilmington College". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 18, 1917. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tie Game Is Outcome of Contest". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 30, 1917. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.