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1916 St. Xavier Saints football team

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1916 St. Xavier Saints football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–0
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumAvon Field
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Xavier     5 0 0
Notre Dame     8 1 0
Western State Normal (MI)     5 1 0
Northern Illinois State     6 1 1
Heidelberg     8 2 0
Michigan     7 2 0
Wabash     7 2 0
Michigan Agricultural     4 2 1
North Dakota Agricultural     3 2 1
Detroit     3 2 2
St. Mary's (OH)     4 3 0
Marquette     4 3 1
Saint Louis     4 4 0
Haskell     3 6 0
Michigan State Normal     1 2 1
South Dakota     1 5 2
Akron     2 7 0
Central Michigan     1 5 0
Iowa State Teachers     1 7 0
Lake Forest     1 7 0

The 1916 St. Xavier Saints football team was an American football team that represented St. Xavier College (now known as Xavier University) as an independent during the 1916 college football season. The team had no head coach, and the Saints compiled a 5–0 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 21Wilmington (OH)
W 20–12[1]
October 27Cincinnati freshmen
  • Avon Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 7–0[2]
November 4Kentucky Military Institute
  • Avon Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 13–9[3]
November 11Hanover
  • Avon Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
Canceled [4]
November 16at Wilmington (OH)
W 9–6[5]
December 2Xavier Alumni
  • Avon Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 3–0[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Xavier victorious over Wilmington, 20 to 12, in their first game of season". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 22, 1916. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Short sport". The Cincinnati Post. October 28, 1916. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "St. Xavier wins". The Cincinnati Post. November 5, 1916. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "No game between St. Xavier and Hanover on account of injuries to players". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 12, 1916. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "College lost close game". Wilmington News-Journal. November 17, 1916. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "St. Xavier team shut out alumni in the final contest of the season". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 3, 1916. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.