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| conference = Independent
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The '''1940 Xavier Musketeers football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Xavier University]] as an independent during the [[1940 college football season]]. In its sixth season under head coach [[Clem Crowe]], the team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 105 to 82.<ref>{{cite news|title=1940 - Xavier (OH)|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=June 9, 2019|url=https://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=3646&year=1940}}</ref> The team played its home games at Xavier Stadium in [[Cincinnati]].
The '''1940 Xavier Musketeers football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Xavier University]] as an independent during the [[1940 college football season]]. In its sixth season under head coach [[Clem Crowe]], the team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 105 to 82.

Xavier was ranked No. 124 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the [[Litkenhous Ratings|Litkenhous Difference by Score]] system for 1940.<ref>{{cite news|title=Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 19, 1940|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


==Schedule==
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|September 20||{{cfb link|year=1940|team=Georgetown Tigers|title=Georgetown (KY)}}|Xavier Stadium|[[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, OH]]|W 20-0
|September 20||{{cfb link|year=1940|team=Georgetown Tigers|title=Georgetown (KY)}}|[[Corcoran Stadium|Xavier Stadium]]|[[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, OH]]|W 20–0||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal/46078632/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Tigers lose opener, 20–0, to Xavier|date=September 21, 1940|accessdate=May 18, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|September 27||[[1940 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]]|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|L 0-13
|September 27||[[1940 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]]|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|L 0-13|12,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Wildcats of Kentucky win over Xavier Musketeers, 13–0|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Bob Bohne|date=September 28, 1940|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120912673/wildcats-of-kentucky-win-over-xavier/|accessdate=May 18, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 6||[[Saint Joseph's College (Indiana)|Saint Joseph's (IN)]]|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 19-6
|October 6||{{cfb link|year=1940|team=Saint Joseph's Pumas|title=Saint Joseph's (IN)}}|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 19–6||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-xavier-repulses-st/124941032/|work=The Indianapolis Star|title=Xavier repulses St. Joseph's, 19–6|date=October 7, 1940|accessdate=May 18, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 12|at|{{cfb link|year=1940|team=Butler Bulldogs|title=Butler}}|[[Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl|Sellick Bowl]]|[[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]]|W 13-6
|October 12|at|{{cfb link|year=1940|team=Butler Bulldogs|title=Butler}}|[[Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl|Sellick Bowl]]|[[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]]|W 13–6||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-xavier-pins-butle/124941129/|work=The South Bend Tribune|title=Xavier pins Butler with 80-yd. march|date=October 13, 1940|accessdate=May 18, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 20||{{cfb link|year=1940|team=Saint Vincent Bearcats|title=Saint Vincent (PA)}}|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 15-3
|October 20||{{cfb link|year=1940|team=Saint Vincent Bearcats|title=Saint Vincent (PA)}}|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 15–3|6,000|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/latrobe-bulletin-second-half-rally-bring/124941262/|work=Latrobe Bulletin|title=Second half rally brings Xavier 15–3 win to knock Bearcats out of undefeated class|date=October 20, 1940|accessdate=May 18, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 27||{{cfb link|year=1940|team=John Carroll Blue Streaks|title=John Carroll}}|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 20-0
|October 27||{{cfb link|year=1940|team=John Carroll Blue Streaks|title=John Carroll}}|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 20–0||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-herald-xavier-is-winner-over/124941443/|work=The Journal Herald|title=Xavier is winner over John Carroll|date=October 28, 1940|accessdate=May 18, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 2||{{cfb link|year=1940|team=Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops|title=Ohio Wesleyan}}|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 12-0
|November 2||{{cfb link|year=1940|team=Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops|title=Ohio Wesleyan}}|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 12–0|8,000|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-musketeers-run-a/124941569/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Musketeers run all over Bishops to win, score 12 to 0|date=November 3, 1940|accessdate=May 18, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 9|at|[[1940 Dayton Flyers football team|Dayton]]|[[Baujan Field|UD Stadium]]|[[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton, OH]]|L 0-13|7,500|<ref>{{cite news|title=Moran paces U. D. to 13–0 victory over Xavier eleven: Flyers do all their scoring in first half|newspaper=Dayton Daily News|author=Si Burick|date=November 10, 1940|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120912280/moran-paces-u-d-to-13-0-victory-over/|accessdate=May 18, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 9|at|{{cfb link|year=1940|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}}|[[Baujan Field]]|[[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton, OH]]|L 0-13


|November 16|at|{{cfb link|year=1940|team=Marshall Thundering Herd|title=Marshall}}|[[Fairfield Stadium]]|[[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington, WV]]|L 0-41
|November 16|at|[[1940 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall]]|[[Fairfield Stadium]]|[[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington, WV]]|L 0-41|6,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Jackie Hunt wild man as Herd swamps Musketeers, 41–0|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Bob Bohne|date=November 17, 1940|pages=33, 34|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120313589/jackie-hunt-wild-man-as-herd-swamps/|accessdate=May 18, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 21||{{cfb link|year=1940|team=Ohio Bobcats|title=Ohio}}|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 6-0
|November 21||[[1940 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 6-0|8,000|<ref>{{cite news|title="X" beats Ohio, 6–0|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=November 22, 1940|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120789542/x-beats-ohio-6-0/|accessdate=May 18, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 18:55, 31 August 2023

1940 Xavier Musketeers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Home stadiumXavier Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wayne   –   4 – 1 – 3
Detroit   –   7 – 2 – 0
Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 0
Xavier   –   7 – 3 – 0
Ohio   –   5 – 2 – 2
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   5 – 3 – 1
Wichita   –   6 – 4 – 0
Central Michigan   –   4 – 3 – 1
Marquette   –   4 – 4 – 0
Michigan State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Ohio Wesleyan   –   2 – 4 – 3
Akron   –   2 – 5 – 2
Western State Teachers (MI)   –   2 – 5 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   1 – 5 – 1
Miami (OH)   –   0 – 7 – 1

The 1940 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Clem Crowe, the team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 105 to 82.

Xavier was ranked No. 124 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Georgetown (KY)
W 20–0[2]
September 27Kentucky
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–1312,000[3]
October 6Saint Joseph's (IN)
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 19–6[4]
October 12at Butler
W 13–6[5]
October 20Saint Vincent (PA)
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 15–36,000[6]
October 27John Carroll
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 20–0[7]
November 2Ohio Wesleyan
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 12–08,000[8]
November 9at Dayton
L 0–137,500[9]
November 16at Marshall
L 0–416,000[10]
November 21Ohio
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 6–08,000[11]

References

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  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tigers lose opener, 20–0, to Xavier". The Courier-Journal. September 21, 1940. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bob Bohne (September 28, 1940). "Wildcats of Kentucky win over Xavier Musketeers, 13–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 11. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Xavier repulses St. Joseph's, 19–6". The Indianapolis Star. October 7, 1940. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Xavier pins Butler with 80-yd. march". The South Bend Tribune. October 13, 1940. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Second half rally brings Xavier 15–3 win to knock Bearcats out of undefeated class". Latrobe Bulletin. October 20, 1940. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Xavier is winner over John Carroll". The Journal Herald. October 28, 1940. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Musketeers run all over Bishops to win, score 12 to 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 3, 1940. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Si Burick (November 10, 1940). "Moran paces U. D. to 13–0 victory over Xavier eleven: Flyers do all their scoring in first half". Dayton Daily News. p. 1. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Bob Bohne (November 17, 1940). "Jackie Hunt wild man as Herd swamps Musketeers, 41–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. 33, 34. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ ""X" beats Ohio, 6–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 22, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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