1959 Xavier Musketeers football team

1959 Xavier Musketeers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6
Head coach	Ed Doherty (1st season)
Home stadium	Xavier Stadium

1959 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Syracuse			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 12 Penn State			–					9	–	2	–	0
Oregon			–					8	–	2	–	0
Detroit			–					6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					6	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State			–					6	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Pittsburgh			–					6	–	4	–	0
Washington State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Air Force			–					5	–	4	–	1
Navy			–					5	–	4	–	1
Army			–					4	–	4	–	1
No. 17 Notre Dame			–					5	–	5	–	0
Boston University			–					4	–	5	–	0
Florida State			–					4	–	6	–	0
San Jose State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marquette			–					3	–	7	–	0
Oregon State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Colgate			–					2	–	7	–	0
Idaho			–					1	–	9	–	0
Villanova			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1959 college football season. In their first year under head coach Ed Doherty, the Musketeers compiled a 4–6 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	St. Ambrose	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 27–7	8,162
September 19	Louisville	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 28–13	8,000
September 27	Villanova	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 48–20	8,918
October 3	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 7–33	13,000
October 10	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 7–25	7,500
October 17	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 14–38
October 24	at Dayton	UD Stadium Dayton, OH	W 3–0
October 31	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	L 0–28	24,000
November 7	Quantico Marines	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 21–23	6,645
November 14	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–41