1951 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

The 1951 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In its second season under head coach Lisle Blackbourn, the team compiled a 4–6–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 223 to 213.[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

1951 Marquette Hilltoppers football
Conference	Independent
1951 record	4–6–1
Head coach	Lisle Blackbourn (2nd season)
Home stadium	Marquette Stadium

1951 Midwestern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Michigan State			–					9	–	0	–	0
Xavier			–					9	–	0	–	1
Wabash			–					7	–	0	–	1
No. 13 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Dayton			–					7	–	3	–	0
Toledo			–					6	–	4	–	0
Washington University			–					5	–	4	–	0
Wayne			–					5	–	4	–	0
Bowling Green			–					4	–	4	–	1
Marquette			–					4	–	6	–	1
Baldwin–Wallace			–					3	–	5	–	0
John Carroll			–					3	–	6	–	0
Rose Poly			–					2	–	5	–	0
Youngstown			–					2	–	6	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	South Dakota	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 48–6
September 29	at No. 15 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 6–22
October 6	Iowa State	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	T 6–6
October 13	at No. 1 Michigan State	Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 14–20
October 20	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 21–27
October 27	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 27–7
November 2	Pacific (CA)	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 27–39
November 10	at Holy Cross	Worcester, MA	L 13–39
November 17	Detroit	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 26–13	17,391	[2]
November 25	vs. Santa Clara	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 14–27	10,000	[3]
December 1	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 21–7
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1951 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
2. Dick Peters (September 24, 1951). "Clark Can See Light in U-D Gridiron Cloud". Detroit Free Press. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Pasco, Rasmussen Pace Broncos In Marquette Upset". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. United Press. November 26, 1951. p. 16. Retrieved April 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .