Posts

Showing posts from December 30, 2018

Xavier Musketeers football

Xavier Musketeers football First season 1901 Last season 1973 Stadium Corcoran Stadium (Capacity: 15,000) Year built 1929 Location Cincinnati, Ohio Past conferences Independent All-time record 302–222–22 (.573) Bowl record 1–0–0 (1.000) Colors Navy Blue, White, and Gray [1]                    The Xavier Musketeers football program represented Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Xavier discontinued football in 1973, citing cost concerns. Contents 1 History 2 Head coaches 3 Stadium 4 Notes 5 References History The program began in 1901. The school then called itself St. Xavier College ; the team the Saints . In their first season they played a mix of colleges and high schools, but gradually improved their schedule. In 1907 they began a rivalry against the University of Dayton, then named St. Mary's Institute. [2] The team name became the Musketeers in 1929, the same year St. Xavier became Xavier Univer...

1949 college football season

1949 NCAA football season First AP #1 of season Michigan Wolverines [1] Number of bowls 9 Champion Notre Dame Fighting Irish (AP) Heisman Leon Hart, Notre Dame E ← 1948 College football seasons 1950 → The 1949 NCAA football season finished with four teams that were unbeaten and untied-- Notre Dame, Oklahoma, California, and Army had won all their games at season's end. Notre Dame, however, was the overwhelming choice for national champion in the AP Poll, with 172 of 208 first place votes. [2] The Fighting Irish did not participate in the New Year's Day bowl games, which were played on January 2, 1950. Contents 1 Conference and program changes 1.1 Conference changes 1.2 Membership changes 2 September 3 October 4 November 5 Conference standings 5.1 Minor conferences 5.1.1 Conference standings 6 Final polls 7 Bowl games 8 See also 9 References Conference and program changes ...