1951 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

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1951 Marquette Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
1951 record4–6–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Midwestern college football independents records
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 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

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.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22South Dakota
W 48–6
September 29at No. 15 Wisconsin
L 6–22
October 6Iowa State
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
T 6–6
October 13at No. 1 Michigan State
L 14–20
October 20at Tulsa
L 21–27
October 27at Miami (OH)
W 27–7
November 2Pacific (CA)
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 27–39
November 10at Holy CrossWorcester, MAL 13–39
November 17Detroit
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 26–1317,391[2]
November 25vs. Santa Clara
L 14–2710,000[3]
December 1at San Jose State
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 open access.
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