1924 St. Xavier Saints football team

1924 St. Xavier Saints football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record2–5–1 (1–1–1 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCorcoran Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oberlin $ 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Wittenberg 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Case 6 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Wooster 5 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Akron 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Western Reserve 3 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Heidelberg 3 – 2 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
Mount Union 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Ohio Northern 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
St. Xavier 1 – 1 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Kenyon 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Denison 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Ohio 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Otterbein 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Muskingum 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Cincinnati 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Baldwin–Wallace 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Miami (OH) 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Hiram 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1924 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 1924 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Joseph A. Meyer, the Saints compiled a 2–5–1 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 4Transylvania*
L 7–13[1]
October 18at WittenbergSpringfield, OHL 7–32[2]
October 25Maryville (TN)*
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 6–26[3]
November 1at Saint Louis*
L 7–18[4]
November 8Kenyon
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
T 7–7[5]
November 15Western Kentucky State Normal*
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 29–0[6]
November 22Otterbein
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 48–0[7]
November 27Haskell*
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 6–47[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Pioneers beat St. Xavier, 13–7". The Lexington Herald. October 5, 1924. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wittenberg wins third conference gridiron victory". Springfield News-Sun. October 19, 1924. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Highlanders win easily 26 to 6". The Knoxville Sunday Journal. October 26, 1924. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "St. Louis U vanquishes St. Xavier". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 2, 1924. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Even break gained by Saints in hot battle with team from Kenyon College". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 9, 1924. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Team work finally shows up with result that Saints score easy victory". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 16, 1924. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Saints win one". Springfield News-Sun. November 23, 1924. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Second half ruinous to St. Xavier". The Cincinnati Post. November 28, 1924. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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