1923 St. Xavier Saints football team

1923 St. Xavier Saints football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record4–4 (1–2 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCorcoran Field
Seasons
1923 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wooster $ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Wittenberg 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Hiram 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Cincinnati 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Otterbein 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Western Reserve 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Muskingum 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Oberlin 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Mount Union 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Denison 2 – 2 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
Ohio Northern 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Akron 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Ohio 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
St. Xavier 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Miami (OH) 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Kenyon 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Heidelberg 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Case 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1923 St. Xavier Saints football team was an American football team that represented St. Xavier College (now known as Xavier University) as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1923 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Joseph A. Meyer, the Saints compiled a 4–4 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Western Kentucky State Normal*
W 21–14[1]
October 13Ohio
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 15–7[2]
October 20John Carroll*
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 13–9[3]
November 3Saint Louis*
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 20–10[4]
November 10at Navy*
L 0–61[5]
November 17at Ohio Wesleyan
L 12–40[6]
November 24Otterbein
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 6–7[7]
November 29Haskell*
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–38[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Pedagogues bow to St. Xavier 21 to 14". The Courier-Journal. October 7, 1923. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Saints run over Ohio U." The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 14, 1923. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Early lead crushed by Saints in second half of game with John Carroll". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 21, 1923. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Intercepted forward pass beats St. Louis". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 4, 1923. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "St. Xavier buried by Navy's attack". The Baltimore Sun. November 11, 1923. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "St. Xavier out of title race after defeat by Wesleyan; Methodists on top, 40 to 12". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 18, 1923. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Close one dropped by Saints". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 25, 1923. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Saints lose to Indians, 38–0: Redskins beat Meyers's men". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 30, 1923. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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