1929 St. Xavier Musketeers football team

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1929 St. Xavier Musketeers football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (0–2 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCorcoran Stadium
Seasons
  1928
1930  
1929 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Muskingum $ 5 0 06 2 0
Heidelberg 2 0 04 3 0
Dayton 1 0 04 5 0
Akron 7 1 09 1 0
Baldwin–Wallace 4 1 16 1 1
Wooster 5 2 15 2 1
Mount Union 4 2 15 3 1
Oberlin 3 2 04 4 0
Western Reserve 3 2 03 6 0
Marietta 2 2 03 5 0
Kenyon 2 3 03 6 0
Otterbein 3 5 03 5 0
Case 1 6 02 7 0
Hiram 1 6 01 7 0
Ohio Northern 0 4 12 6 1
St. Xavier 0 2 06 4 0
Capital 0 5 00 5 2
  • $ Conference champion

The 1929 St. Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented St. Xavier College (later renamed Xavier University) as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1929 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Joseph A. Meyer, the team compiled a 6–4 record (0–2 against OAC opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 104 to 92.

Prior to the 1929 season, a new football stadium was built on the school's athletic campus at a cost of $300,00. [1] The new stadium was commonly known in 1929 as Corcoran Field which was the preexisting name of the school's athletic field. It was also sometimes referred to as St. Xavier Stadium. The formal dedication was conducted on November 23, 1929, prior to the game against Denison. Cincinnati Mayor Murray Seasongood presented the stadium to the college president. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Transylvania *W 14–6 [2]
October 5 Georgetown (KY) *
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 25–13 [3]
October 12 West Virginia Wesleyan *
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 19–126,200 [4]
October 19 Centre *
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 14–07,000 [5]
October 26 Quantico Marines *
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 13–710,000 [6]
November 2at Western Reserve L 6–18 [7]
November 9 Dayton Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–1611,000 [8]
November 16 Oglethorpe *
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–75,500 [9]
November 23 Denison *
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 12–0 [10]
November 28 Haskell *
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–1313,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. 1 2 "State And City Officials Are At Dedication Of $300,000 Athletic Stadium At St. Xavier". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 24, 1929. p. 28 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Lou Smith (September 29, 1929). "Fright Is Given To St. Xavier". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 32 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Passes Snared By O'Bryan Play Greatest Part in Musketeers' Win". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 6, 1929. p. 34 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Old Game Put On By Meyer For Musketeers To Beat Wesleyan's Bobcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 13, 1929. p. 27 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Lou Smith (October 20, 1929). "Late Attacks Rips Up Colonels". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 29 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Horseshoe Falls On St. Xavier: Musketeers Winning In Last Second Of Play". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 27, 1929. p. 29 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Curve Struck By St. Xavier Lads". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 3, 1929. p. 31 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Lou Smith (November 10, 1929). "Musketeers Go Into Tailspin In Battle With Dayton Fliers By 15-0 Score". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 38 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Goal Line Crossed But Once". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 17, 1929. p. 29 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Shake-Up Helps St. Xavier To Defeat Denison By Pair Of Touchdowns". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 24, 1929. p. 28 via Newspapers.com.
  11. Lou Smith (November 29, 1929). "Haskell Indians Hold Musketeers Safe Throughout Contest". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 9 via Newspapers.com.