1952 Xavier Musketeers football team

1952 Xavier Musketeers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6
Head coach	Ed Kluska (6th season)
Home stadium	Xavier Stadium

1952 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Michigan State			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 3 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Carthage			–					5	–	2	–	0
Youngstown			–					4	–	3	–	1
Wabash			–					5	–	4	–	0
Dayton			–					6	–	5	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wayne			–					4	–	4	–	0
Bradley			–					4	–	5	–	0
John Carroll			–					4	–	5	–	0
Washington University			–					4	–	5	–	0
Rose Poly			–					3	–	4	–	1
Xavier			–					4	–	6	–	0
Marquette			–					3	–	5	–	1
Drake			–					2	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1952 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Ed Kluska, the Musketeers compiled a 4–6 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Quantico Marines	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 7–14	12,500
September 28	Camp Lejeune	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 21–34	9,500
October 4	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 7–26	11,050
October 11	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	L 13–20	27,000
October 18	Louisville	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 27–13	10,500
October 25	No. 12 Villanova	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 20–34
November 2	at Dayton	UD Stadium Dayton, OH	W 14–13	9,500
November 8	at John Carroll	Shaw Stadium East Cleveland, OH	W 13–7	5,000
November 15	at Boston College	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 6–0	6,640
November 23	Dayton	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 0–13	10,500
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game