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1949 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

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1949 Marquette Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   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

The 1949 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.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17North Dakota StateW 66–014,000[2]
September 24at WisconsinL 0–41
October 1at Michigan StateL 7–4829,992
October 8Saint Louis
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 62–7
October 15Detroit
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 24–1415,000[3]
October 29Colorado State–Greeley
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 68–13
November 5South Carolinadagger
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 3–615,000[4]
November 12at PurdueL 7–4128,000
November 20at San FranciscoL 20–3912,000[5]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1949 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Marquette rolls up 66–0 win". Leader-Telegram. September 18, 1949. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Detroit Beaten By Marquette Rally, 24 to 14". Chicago Tribune. October 16, 1949. p. 2-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "South Carolina tips Marquette on 4th period touchdown, 6–3". The La Crosse Tribune. November 6, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bill Mulligan (November 21, 1949). "USF Rolls Over Marquette, 39 to 20: Dons Tally On Drives; Matson Running, Blocking Terrific". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.