1949 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

The 1948 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In its 19th and final season under head coach Frank Murray, the team compiled a 4–5 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 257 to 209.[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

1949 Marquette Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
1949 record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
1949 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Notre Dame      10 0 0
Ball State      8 0 0
Xavier      10 1 0
Valparaiso      8 1 1
Washington University      7 2 0
Baldwin–Wallace      6 2 0
Wabash      5 2 1
Dayton      6 3 0
John Carroll      6 3 0
No. 19 Michigan State      6 3 0
Toledo      6 4 0
Youngstown      4 3 1
Bowling Green      4 5 0
Marquette      4 5 0
Central Michigan      3 4 0
Wayne      3 5 0
Indiana State      1 9 0
Michigan State Normal      0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17North Dakota StateW 66–0
September 24at WisconsinL 0–41
October 1at Michigan StateL 7–48
October 8Saint Louis
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 62–7
October 15Detroit
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 24–1415,000[2]
October 29Colorado State–Greeley
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 68–13
November 5South Carolina
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 3–6
November 12at PurdueL 7–41
November 20at San FranciscoL 20–39

References

  1. "1949 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. "Detroit Beaten By Marquette Rally, 24 to 14". Chicago Tribune. October 16, 1949. p. 2-2 via Newspapers.com.
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