1928 Marquette Golden Avalanche football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Detroit   –   9 – 0 – 0
Butler   –   6 – 2 – 0
John Carroll   –   6 – 3 – 0
Kent State   –   4 – 2 – 2
Marquette   –   5 – 3 – 1
Ball Teachers   –   3 – 2 – 2
Notre Dame   –   5 – 4 – 0
DePaul   –   4 – 4 – 1
Haskell   –   5 – 5 – 0
Saint Louis   –   4 – 4 – 1
Wabash   –   4 – 4 – 1
Loyola (IL)   –   4 – 4 – 0
Lombard   –   3 – 4 – 1
Michigan State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Detroit City College   –   2 – 5 – 1
Valparaiso   –   1 – 6 – 0

The 1928 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Frank Murray, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 121 to 68.[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

Frank Murray was Marquette's head football coach for 19 years and was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29St. Viator
W 31–0[2]
October 6at LawrenceAppleton, WIW 19–75,000[3]
October 13Drake
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 7–266,000[4]
October 20Oklahoma A&M
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 26–07,000[5]
October 27at Holy Cross
T 6–610,000[6]
November 3at GrinnellGrinnell, IAL 13–20[7]
November 10Kansas
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 7–0[8]
November 29Iowa State
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 6–015,000[9]
December 8Creighton
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 6–95,000[10]

References

  1. ^ "1928 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Marquette In 31-0 Triumph Over St. Viator". The Capital Times. September 30, 1928. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hilltoppers Trim Lawrence, 19 to 7". The Wisconsin State Journal. October 7, 1928. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Drake Beats Marquette, 26-7: Nesbitt, King Lead Bulldogs at Milwaukee". The Des Moines Register. October 14, 1928. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Aggies Lose Second Tilt of Northern Invasion 26 to 0". The Daily Collegian. October 21, 1928. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Marquette Draws With Holy Cross". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. Associated Press. October 28, 1928. p. 40. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Frank Brody (November 4, 1928). "Pioneers Rally To Win, 20-13". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 4S – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Marquette Nips Kansas Eleven, 7-0". The Wisconsin State Journal. November 11, 1928. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Marquette In 6-0 Win Over Ames Eleven". The Capital Times. November 30, 1928. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Creighton Blue Jays Vanquish Marquette Eleven, Score, 9 to 6". The Capital Times. December 9, 1928. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
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