1956 Xavier Musketeers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1956
| team = Xavier Musketeers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 7–3
| head_coach = Harry Connolly
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Xavier Stadium
}}
{{1956 NCAA College Division independents football records}}
The 1956 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1956 college football season. In its second season under head coach Harry Connolly, the team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 150.{{cite news|title=1956 - Xavier (OH)|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=June 11, 2019|url=https://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=3646&year=1956}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The team played its home games at Xavier Stadium in Cincinnati.
Schedule
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|September 16||Saint Joseph's (IN)|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 13-8|9,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88444345/xavier-rallies-edges-st-josephs-13-8/|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Xavier rallies, edges St. Joseph's, 13–8: Musketeers are behind, 8–7 when Bertoia hits junker with payoff TD pass in waning seconds|author=Bill Ford|date=September 17, 1956|page=43|accessdate=May 18, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 22||Marshall|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 30–6||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-the-raleigh-register/58069592/|work=Beckley Post-Herald The Raleigh Register|title=Xavier romps to 30–6 victory over Big Green|date=September 23, 1956|accessdate=May 18, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 29|at|Miami (OH)|Miami Field|Oxford, OH|L 7–14||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/palladium-item-miami-takes-147-victory/124931357/|work=Palladium-Item|title=Miami takes 14–7 victory over Xavier|date=September 30, 1956|accessdate=May 18, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 6||Ohio|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 31–7||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lima-news-xavier-passes-defeat-ohio/124931484/|work=The Lima News|title=Xavier passes defeat Ohio U.|date=October 7, 1956|accessdate=May 18, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 13|at|Cincinnati|Nippert Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 34–14|28,000–28,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-xavier-stampedes-cinci/124931645/|work=Dayton Daily News|title=Xavier stampedes Cincinnati, 34–14|date=October 14, 1956|accessdate=May 18, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Complete Summary Of Game Statistics—Home Team (Cincinnati vs. Xavier) |url=https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MFB1/1956/140.00_H_812.00_19561023_14_34.pdf |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 8, 2025 }}
|October 20||{{cfb link|year=1956|team=Quantico Marines Devil Dogs|title=Quantico Marines}}|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|L 13–27||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lexington-herald-talent-laden-marine/124931798/|work=The Lexington Herald|title=Talent-laden Marines top Xavier in east 27–13 win|date=October 21, 1956|accessdate=May 18, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 27||{{cfb link|year=1956|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}}|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 26–13|8,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-bertoia-sparks-x/124931944/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Bertoia sparks XU over Dayton, 26–13|date=October 28, 1956|accessdate=May 18, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 3||Colorado A&M|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 27-14|6,000|{{Cite news|last=Ford|first=Bill|date=November 4, 1956|title=Xavier Clouts Colorado A&M, 27–14|page=77|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65129658/xu-colorado-am-1956-recap/}}
|November 10|at|Louisville|Parkway Field|Louisville, KY|W 34–14||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-xavier-11-uses-break/124932062/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Xavier 11 uses breaks to humble U.L. 34–14|date=November 11, 1956|accessdate=May 18, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 17|at|Kentucky|McLean Stadium|Lexington, KY|L 0–33||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-park-city-daily-news-kentucky-romps/124932188/|work=The Park City Daily News|title=Kentucky romps over Xavier 33–0|date=November 18, 1956|accessdate=May 18, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
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