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Glory days on the gridiron

Recent article recounts football team's stunning Salad Bowl win in 1950

12/27/02

With the college bowl games beginning this weekend, it brings to mind Xavier's glory days on the gridiron. Although the University hasn't fielded a football program in nearly 30 years, the Cincinnati Enquirer recently took a look back at the time that the Musketeers were a football power and their stunning Salad Bowl victory over Arizona State in 1950.