1937 Marquette Golden Avalanche football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Akron   –   7 – 2 – 0
Central Michigan   –   6 – 2 – 0
DePaul   –   5 – 1 – 2
Wayne   –   6 – 2 – 0
No. T–9 Notre Dame   –   6 – 2 – 1
Detroit   –   7 – 3 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   5 – 2 – 1
Western State Teachers (MI)   –   5 – 3 – 0
Xavier   –   4 – 5 – 1
Marquette   –   3 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In its first season under head coach Paddy Driscoll, the team compiled a 3–6 record and was outscored by a total of 124 to 48.[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

In February 1937, Frank Murray resigned as Marquette's head football coach after 15 years in the position; Murray left to accept the same position at the University of Virginia.[2] Three weeks later, Marquette hired Paddy Driscoll as its new coach.[3] Driscoll had previously played both Major League Baseball and in the National Football League; he was later inducted into both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fames.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Ripon
W 14–0[4]
October 2at Wisconsin
L 0–1230,942[5]
October 8South Dakota
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 7–68,000[6]
October 16at Kansas State
L 0–133,500[7]
October 23at Michigan State
L 7–2115,000[8]
October 30vs. No. 14 Santa Clara
L 0–3840,000[9]
November 6at No. 13 Villanova
L 7–2512,000[10]
November 13Iowa State
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 0–38,000[11]
November 20Duquesne
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 13–67,000[12][13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1937 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Murray Leaves Marquette; Gets Post at Virginia". The Atlanta Constitution. February 14, 1937. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Name Driscoll Marquette U. Coach Today". Chicago Tribune. March 8, 1937. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Arthur Bystrom (September 26, 1937). "Marquette '11' Shows Great, Ragged Play As Ripon Bows, 14-0". The Capital Times. p. Sport 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Henry J. McCormick (October 3, 1937). "Badgers Crumble Hilltop Wall, Smash to Victory". The Wisconsin State Journal. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Arthur Bystrom (October 9, 1937). "Marquette in Narrow Victory Over So. Dakota". Stevens Point Daily Journal. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wildcats Win, 13-0". The Morning Chronicle. October 17, 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Charles P. Ward (October 24, 1937). "State Beats Marquette, 21-7: Pingel Climaxes Drive with 80-Yard Sprint". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Walfoort, Cleon (October 31, 1937). "Hilltops go down, 38-0, trying to bust Broncos". Milwaukee Journal.
  10. ^ Fred Byrod (November 7, 1937). "Wildcats Go on Scoring Spree Against Marquette". p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Iowa State Gridders Turn Back Marquette, 3 to 0". Waterloo Sunday Courier. November 14, 1937. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Marquette's Rallies Beat Duquesne, 13-6". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 21, 1937. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Marquette Tops Duquesne, 13-6 (continued)". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 21, 1937. p. 8, part 2. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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