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The 1940 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Clem Crowe, the team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 105 to 82.

ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Headcoach
HomestadiumXavier Stadium
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1940 Xavier Musketeers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Home stadiumXavier Stadium
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1940 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan Tech – 5–1–0
Detroit – 7–2–0
Notre Dame – 7–2–0
Xavier – 7–3–0
Ohio – 5–2–2
Wayne – 4–1–3
Dayton – 6–3–0
Cincinnati – 5–3–1
Wichita – 6–4–0
Central Michigan – 4–3–1
Marquette – 4–4–0
Michigan State – 3–4–1
Ohio Wesleyan – 2–4–3
Akron – 2–5–2
Western State Teachers – 2–5–0
Michigan State Normal – 1–5–1
Miami (OH) – 0–7–1
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Xavier was ranked No. 124 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 208:30 p.m.Georgetown (KY)W 20–0[2][3]
September 27Kentucky
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–1312,000[4]
October 6Saint Joseph's (IN)
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 19–6[5]
October 12at ButlerW 13–6[6]
October 20Saint Vincent (PA)
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 15–36,000[7]
October 27John Carroll
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 20–0[8]
November 2Ohio Wesleyan
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 12–08,000[9]
November 9at DaytonL 0–137,500[10]
November 16at MarshallL 0–416,000[11]
November 21Ohio
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 6–08,000[12]
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