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The 1955 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1955 college football season. In its first season under head coach Harry Connolly, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 196 to 72.[1] The team played its home games at Xavier Stadium in Cincinnati.

ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Headcoach
HomestadiumXavier Stadium
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1955 Xavier Musketeers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumXavier Stadium
Seasons
 1954
1956 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1955 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Ferris Institute  610
No. 9 Notre Dame  820
Xavier  720
Carthage  620
Wabash  531
Michigan Tech  430
Washington University  540
Drake  440
Youngstown  450
Dayton  360
Marquette  261
Baldwin–Wallace  260
Cincinnati  162
Rose Poly  161
Northern Michigan  070
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Quantico MarinesL 7–2113,000[2]
September 24Louisville
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 49–204,500[3]
October 1at Miami (OH)L 12–139,465[4]
October 8at Cincinnati
W 37–028,000–29,000[5][6]
October 15at Dayton
W 12–611,000[7]
October 22Youngstown State
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 26–0[8]
October 29Boston Collegedagger
  • Xavier Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 19–1211,500[9]
November 5at Great Lakes Navy
W 13–02,500[10]
November 19at MarshallW 21–0[11]
  • daggerHomecoming
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