1961 Xavier Musketeers football team

1961 Xavier Musketeers football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Ed Doherty (3rd season)
Home stadium	Xavier Stadium

1961 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Baldwin–Wallace			–					9	–	0	–	0
Wheaton (IL)			–					8	–	0	–	0
Earlham			–					7	–	1	–	0
St. Norbert			–					7	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					6	–	2	–	0
Hillsdale			–					6	–	3	–	0
Ferris Institute			–					5	–	3	–	0
Bradley			–					6	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					6	–	4	–	0
Eureka			–					3	–	2	–	1
Detroit			–					5	–	4	–	0
Drake			–					5	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					5	–	4	–	0
Youngstown			–					4	–	4	–	1
Notre Dame			–					5	–	5	–	0
Concordia (IL)			–					4	–	4	–	0
St. Mary of the Plains			–					4	–	5	–	0
North Park			–					3	–	5	–	0
William Penn			–					3	–	5	–	1
St. Procopius			–					2	–	4	–	0
Dayton			–					2	–	8	–	0
Elmhurst			–					1	–	6	–	1
Rose Poly			–					0	–	8	–	0
Washington University			–					0	–	9	–	0

The 1961 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In their third year under head coach Ed Doherty, the Musketeers compiled a 6–4 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Kent State	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 16–8	7,120
September 23	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 0–3
September 29	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 8–34	15,750
October 7	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	W 17–12	28,000
October 14	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 6–3	14,000
October 21	at Dayton	Baujan Field Dayton, OH	W 14–0
October 28	The Citadel	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 6–7
November 4	Louisville	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 16–8
November 11	Marshall	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 3–2
November 18	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–9	25,000