1968 Xavier Musketeers football team

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1968 Xavier Musketeers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumXavier Stadium
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State – 11–0–0
Rutgers – 8–2–0
West Texas State – 8–2–0
No. 5 Notre Dame – 7–2–1
Florida State – 8–3–0
Air Force – 7–3–0
Army – 7–3–0
Buffalo – 7–3–0
No. 18 Houston – 6–2–2
Utah State – 7–3–0
Boston College – 7–3–0
West Virginia – 7–3–0
Virginia Tech – 7–4–0
Syracuse – 6–4–0
Villanova – 6–4–0
Xavier – 6–4–0
Colgate – 5–5–0
Dayton – 5–5–0
Miami (FL) – 5–5–0
New Mexico State – 5–5–0
Georgia Tech – 4–6–0
Southern Miss – 4–6–0
Holy Cross – 3–6–1
San Jose State – 3–7–0
Navy – 2–8–0
Tulane – 2–8–0
Pittsburgh – 1–9–0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh year under head coach Ed Biles, the Musketeers compiled a 6–4 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Miami (OH)
L 7–2813,681[2]
September 21Quantico Marines
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 28–1210,818[3]
September 28at Cincinnati
L 14–1721,991[4]
October 5Marshall
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 30–208,118[5]
October 19at Northern Illinois
W 24–208,247[6]
October 26at Villanova
L 10–2112,352[7]
November 2Dayton
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 27–2512,181[8]
November 9at Toledo
W 20–106,837[9]
November 16at Kent State
W 23–75,000[10]
November 23Bowling Green
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 14–449,681[11]

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References

  1. "1968 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  2. "Miami spoils XU's debut, 28–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 15, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ippolito's 80-yard TD jaunt ignites Xavier's 28–12 win". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 22, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "4th-period FG edge as 'Cats stop XU, 17–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 29, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Marshall blows 20–0 lead to 'X'". Dayton Daily News. October 6, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Huskies fall to Xavier's rally, 24–20". Chicago Tribune. October 20, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Villanova defeats Xavier, Ohio 21–10". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 27, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Field goals lift Xavier over Dayton". Palladium-Item. November 3, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Xavier upsets Toledo, 20–10". The Lima News. November 10, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Final defeat is saddest". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 17, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Bee Gees bash Xavier, 44–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 24, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Schedule/Results (1968 Xavier)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2025.