1926 St. Xavier Musketeers football team

1926 St. Xavier Musketeers football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	9–1 (1–0 OAC)
Head coach	Joseph A. Meyer (7th season)
Home stadium	Corcoran Field
Seasons ←  1925 1927  →

1926 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Muskingum $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Dayton	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
St. Xavier	1	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Oberlin	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Wittenberg	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Wooster	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Miami (OH)	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Ohio	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Akron	4	–	2	–	2			5	–	2	–	2
Mount Union	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Case	4	–	2	–	3			4	–	2	–	3
Baldwin–Wallace	3	–	3	–	2			3	–	3	–	2
Western Reserve	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Heidelberg	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Denison	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Otterbein	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Ohio Northern	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Kenyon	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Marietta	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Hiram	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1926 St. Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented St. Xavier College (later renamed Xavier University) in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1926 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Joseph A. Meyer, the team compiled a 9–1 record (1–0 against OAC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 348 to 64. After winning its first nine games, the team's lost on Thanksgiving Day to the undefeated 1926 Haskell Indians football team that led the country in scoring. The team played its home games at Corcoran Field in Cincinnati.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Cedarville (OH) *	Corcoran Field Cincinnati, OH	W 54–0		[1]
October 2	Transylvania *	Corcoran Field Cincinnati, OH	W 56–0		[2]
October 9	Quantico Marines *	Corcoran Field Cincinnati, OH	W 27–11		[3]
October 16	Louisville *	Corcoran Field Cincinnati, OH	W 20–7		[4]
October 23	Kenyon	Corcoran Field Cincinnati, OH	W 33–0		[5]
October 30	Marshall *	Corcoran Field Cincinnati, OH	W 20–6		[6]
November 6	Toledo *	Corcoran Field Cincinnati, OH	W 69–6		[7]
November 13	Murray State *	Corcoran Field Cincinnati, OH	W 48–0		[8]
November 20	West Virginia Wesleyan *	Corcoran Field Cincinnati, OH	W 21–7		[9]
November 25	Haskell *	Corcoran Field Cincinnati, OH	L 0–27	12,000	[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Soft! Cedarville trounced!". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 26, 1926. Retrieved May 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Pioneers lose to Musketeers". The Lexington Herald. October 3, 1926. Retrieved May 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "St. Xavier beats Quantico Marines". The Roanoke Times. October 10, 1926. Retrieved May 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cardinals fall before Cincinnati St. Xavier, 20 to 7 score". The Courier-Journal. October 17, 1926. Retrieved May 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "St. X defeats Kenyon 33 to 0". The Lima Morning Star. October 24, 1926. Retrieved May 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Marshall loses to Xavier 20–6". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. October 31, 1926. Retrieved May 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "St. Xavier steam roller flattend Toledo, 69 to 6". Chicago Tribune. November 7, 1926. Retrieved May 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Teachers learn grid lesson". The Kentucky Post. November 14, 1926. Retrieved May 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "St. Xavier men crush Wesleyan on Cincy field". Pittsburgh Daily Post. November 21, 1926. Retrieved May 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. Edward J. Allen (November 26, 1926). "Haskell Indians Break Winning Streak of Musketeer Eleven". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.