Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) is a private historically black Catholic university in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the only Catholic HBCU and, upon the canonization of Katharine Drexel in 2000, became the first Catholic university founded by a saint.
Saint Xavier University is a private Roman Catholic university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1846 by the Sisters of Mercy, the university enrolls 3,749 students.
The University of St. Francis (USF) is a private Franciscan university with its main campus in Joliet, Illinois. It enrolls nearly 3,200 students at locations throughout the country with about 1,300 students at its main campus.
Abel Luís da Silva Costa Xavier is a Portuguese football manager and former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
St. Xavier High School, colloquially known as St. X, is a Catholic all-boys, college preparatory Xaverian school in Louisville, Kentucky. It is located in the Archdiocese of Louisville. St. Xavier was founded in 1864 by Br. Paul Van Gerwen, C.F.X.
Daniel Stanley "Danny" Abramowicz is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Xavier Musketeers. He played in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers. He was named a first-team All-Pro with the Saints in 1969, when he led the league in receptions. He became a coach after his playing career.
Edward G. Biles was an American football coach whose most prominent position was as head coach of the National Football League's Houston Oilers from 1981 to 1983.
Clem F. Crowe was an American gridiron football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Saint Vincent College (1926–1931), Xavier University (1936–1943), and the University of Iowa (1945), compiling a career college football record of 71–66–5. Crowe was also the head basketball coach at Saint Vincent College (1928–1932), Xavier (1933–1943), and the University of Notre Dame (1944–1945), tallying a career college basketball mark of 152–115.
Theodore George Karras Jr. is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Marian University, a position he first held from the program's inception in 2007 to 2012 and resumed in 2023. Karras was the head football coach at Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana from 2003 to 2005 and Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio from 2013 to 2016. He led the 2012 Marian Knights football team to the NAIA Football National Championship title.
The Xavier Musketeers football program, formerly known as the St. Xavier Saints, was an American football program that represented Xavier University of Norwood in college football from 1900 to 1943 and 1946 to 1973. Xavier discontinued its participation in intercollegiate football following the 1973 season, citing the escalating cost of the sport and resulting deficits.
Michael Craven is a former American football coach. He was the head football coach at Saint Xavier University in Chicago, Illinois for six seasons, from 1993 until 1998, compiling a record of 8–51.
The 2011 NAIA football national championship was played on December 17, 2011, as the 56th Annual Russell Athletic NAIA Football National Championship.
Clayton Daniel Fejedelem is an American football safety and special teamer who is a free agent. He played college football at Saint Xavier and Illinois, and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL draft.
The 2011 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2012 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 14th year as the first and only head coach in the history of Saint Francis football. The Cougars played their home games at Bishop John D'Arcy Stadium and were members of the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) Mideast League (MEL). The Cougars finished in 3rd place in the MSFA MEL division, but they received an at-large bid to participate in the postseason NAIA playoffs.
Robert Thomas Jauron was an American football player and coach.
The 1920 St. Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented St. Xavier College as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In its first season under head coach Joseph A. Meyer, the team compiled a 7–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 299 to 38.
The 1921 St. Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented St. Xavier College as in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1921 college football season. In its second season under head coach Joseph A. Meyer, the team compiled a 6–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 171 to 49.
The 1917 St. Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented St. Xavier College as an independent during the 1917 college football season. The team compiled a 4–1–2 record but was outscored by a total of 40 to 39. The team had no head coach.
The 2011 Saint Xavier Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Saint Xavier University as a member of the Mideast League of the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) during the 2011 NAIA football season. In their 13th season under head coach Mike Feminis, the Cougars compiled a 14–1 record and won the NAIA national championship, defeating Carroll (Montana), 24–20, in the NAIA National Championship Game.
