1954 Xavier Musketeers football team

1954 Xavier Musketeers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–8
Head coach	Ed Kluska (8th season)
Home stadium	Xavier Stadium

1954 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Omaha			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Notre Dame			–					9	–	1	–	0
Wabash			–					7	–	1	–	1
Cincinnati			–					8	–	2	–	0
Youngstown			–					7	–	2	–	0
Washington University			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carthage			–					5	–	3	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	0
Marquette			–					3	–	5	–	1
Wayne			–					3	–	5	–	1
John Carroll			–					3	–	5	–	0
Rose Poly			–					2	–	5	–	0
Drake			–					2	–	7	–	0
Xavier			–					2	–	8	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1954 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Ed Kluska, the Musketeers compiled a 2–8 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Quantico Marines	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 0–27	10,500	[1]
September 25	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 0–12		[2]
October 3	Great Lakes Navy	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 14–25	10,000	[3]
October 9	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 7–42	9,136	[4]
October 17	Dayton	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 20–21	7,500	[5]
October 23	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	L 0–33	27,000	[6]
October 30	at Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 19–14	4,972	[7]
November 6	at John Carroll	Shaw Stadium East Cleveland, OH	W 26–7	4,000	[8]
November 13	Chattanooga	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 14–21	9,400	[9]
November 20	at Dayton	UD Stadium Dayton, OH	L 0–13		[10]

References

1. "Marine platoons rip Xavier, 27–0". The Cincinnati Post. September 20, 1954. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Ohio U tops Xavier". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 26, 1954. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Great Lakes downs Musketeers, 25–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 4, 1954. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Miami romps to 42–7 win over out-manned Xavier". Palladium-Item. October 10, 1954. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Flyers shade fired-up Xavier for 21–20 win". The Journal Herald. October 18, 1954. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "UC 33 – XU 0, and nobody is surprised". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 24, 1954. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "BC Eagles upset at Fenway Park by Xavier eleven". The Harford Courant. October 31, 1954. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "XU wins second in a row; Downs Carroll eleven, 26–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 7, 1954. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "XU team unable to pull out tilt after 14–0 deficit". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 14, 1954. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Dayton blanks Xavier, 13–0, for fifth win". Springfield News-Sun. November 21, 1954. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.