1944 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

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1944 Marquette Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
1944 record1–7
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Midwestern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH)   –   8 – 1 – 0
Michigan State   –   6 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –   8 – 2 – 0
Central Michigan   –   5 – 2 – 0
Wichita   –   5 – 2 – 1
Bowling Green   –   5 – 3 – 0
Western Michigan   –   4 – 3 – 0
Wayne   –   1 – 1 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan   –   1 – 8 – 1
Marquette   –   1 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Thomas E. Stidham, the team compiled a 1–7 record and was outscored by a total of 191 to 73.[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Michigan
L 0–1412,366
September 30at Purdue
L 7–40
October 7at Wisconsin
L 2–21
October 14Lawrence
  • Marquette Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 45–0
October 22Lincoln Army Air Field
  • Marquette Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 12–13
October 29 No. 6 Iowa Pre-Flight
  • Marquette Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 0–26
November 5 No. 14 Great Lakes Navy
  • Marquette Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 7–4512,000[2]
November 18at No. 13 Great Lakes Navy
  • Ross Field
  • Great Lakes, IL
L 0–3225,000[3]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1944 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Marquette Put To Rout, 45-7, By Great Lakes". Chicago Tribune. November 6, 1944. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Marquette Is Beaten, 32 to 0, By Great Lakes". Chicago Tribune. November 19, 1944. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
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