1973 Xavier Musketeers football team

The 1973 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In its second season under head coach Tom Cecchini, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 376 to 191.

1973 Xavier Musketeers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
  • Tom Cecchini (2nd season)
Home stadiumXavier Stadium
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame    11 0 0
No. 5 Penn State    12 0 0
No. 9 Houston    11 1 0
Temple    9 1 0
No. 20 Tulane    9 3 0
Memphis State    8 3 0
Tampa    8 3 0
Boston College    7 4 0
South Carolina    7 4 0
Utah State    7 4 0
Air Force    6 4 0
Southern Miss    6 4 1
Northern Illinois    6 5 0
Rutgers    6 5 0
West Virginia    6 5 0
Pittsburgh    6 5 1
Colgate    5 5 0
Dayton    5 5 1
Xavier    5 5 1
Georgia Tech    5 6 0
Holy Cross    5 6 0
Miami (FL)    5 6 0
Cincinnati    4 7 0
Marshall    4 7 0
Navy    4 7 0
Southern Illinois    3 7 1
Villanova    3 8 0
Syracuse    2 9 0
Virginia Tech    2 9 0
Army    0 10 0
Florida State    0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

On December 19, 1973, the Xavier University Board of Trustees voted 15 to 3 to discontinue the school's intercollegiate football program, effective immediately. The university's president, Rev. Robert W. Mulligan, attributed the decision to the "spiraling costs of intercollegiate football" which had led to a $200,000 deficit in 1973 despite the team having its most successful season in five years.

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