1957 Xavier Musketeers football team

The 1957 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1957 college football season. In their third year under head coach Harry Connolly, the Musketeers compiled a 5–5 record.

1957 Xavier Musketeers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5
Head coach	Harry Connolly (3rd season)
Home stadium	Xavier Stadium

1957 Midwestern major college football independents records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Notre Dame			–					7	–	3	–	0
Drake			–					7	–	2	–	0
Detroit			–					6	–	3	–	0
Dayton			–					6	–	3	–	1
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	0
Marquette			–					0	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Saint Joseph's (IN)	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 31–13	10,300
September 21	Kent State	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 13–7
September 28	Bowling Green	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 0–16	10,500
October 5	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 39–19
October 12	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	L 14–23	27,500
October 19	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 20–30	14,891
October 26	at Dayton	UD Stadium Dayton, OH	L 13–24	8,500
November 2	Marshall	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 18–0
November 9	Toledo	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 20–7
November 16	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–27	20,000