High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Xavier Musketeers football program was a college football team representing Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Xavier discontinued football in 1973, citing cost concerns. The program began in 1901. The school then called itself St. Xavier College; the team the Saints. In their first season they played a mix of colleges and high schools, but gradually improved their schedule. In 1907 they began a rivalry against the University of Dayton, then named St. Mary's Institute. The team name became the Musketeers in 1929, the same year St. Xavier became Xavier University and built Corcoran Stadium. The high point came under coach Edward Kluska, who posted a 35-12-2 record between 1947 and 1951.