The 1950 Xavier Musketeers football team was an

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team that represented

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as an independent during the

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. In its fourth season under head coach

Ed Kluska Edward L. Kluska (1917 – April 20, 1996) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the Xavier University from 1947 to 1954, compiling a record of 42–33–4. He died following a stroke on April 20, 1996, at Good ...

, the team compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 247 to 141 The team played its home games at Xavier Stadium in

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. Among other games, Xavier defeated the otherwise unbeaten 1950 Miami Redskins football team that was coached by

Woody Hayes Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes (February 14, 1913 – March 12, 1987) was an American college football coach and player. He served as the head football coach at Denison University from 1946 to 1948, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio from 1949 to 195 ...

and

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and that featured

John Pont John Pont (November 13, 1927 – July 1, 2008) was an American football player and coach. He served as head football coach at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, from 1956 to 1962, Yale University from 1963 to 1964, Indiana University Bloomington ...

at halfback and

Bo Schembechler Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler Jr. ( ; April 1, 1929 – November 17, 2006) was an American college football player, coach, and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Miami University from 1963 to 1968 and at the Univers ...

at tackle.

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