1943 Marquette Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan State Normal   –   2 – 0 – 0
DePauw   –   5 – 0 – 1
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   9 – 1 – 0
Miami (OH)   –   7 – 2 – 1
Western Michigan   –   4 – 2 – 0
Bowling Green   –   5 – 3 – 1
Marquette   –   3 – 4 – 1
Central Michigan   –   2 – 3 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan   –   4 – 6 – 0
Xavier   –   1 – 6 – 0
Wayne   –   0 – 3 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In its third season under head coach Thomas E. Stidham, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record and was outscored by a total of 153 to 143.[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Marquette ranked 23rd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 94.9.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Wisconsin
W 33–722,000[3]
September 25Purdue
L 0–2122,000[4]
October 3at Camp GrantRockford, ILT 7–711,000[5]
October 9Lawrence
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 26–08,000[6]
October 24Great Lakes Navy
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 7–4115,000[7]
October 30at Denver
W 45–6[8]
November 7 No. 8 Iowa Pre-Flight
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 19–463,000[9]
November 20at Great Lakes Navy
L 6–2522,000[10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1943 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Hank Casserly (September 19, 1943). "Marquette Mauls Badgers 33-7 In Grid Debut". The Capital Times. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Purdue Beats Hilltops, 21-0: Boilermaker Ground Attack Too Strong". The Wisconsin State Journal. September 26, 1943. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rudan Scores As Marquette Ties Camp Grant". The Journal Times. October 4, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  6. ^ "Hilltops Trim Lawrence". The Wisconsin State Journal. October 10, 1943. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Great Lakes Wins, 41 to 7, at Marquette". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 25, 1943. pp. 25–26 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Denver Loses To Marquette Avalanche". The Daily Sentinel. October 31, 1943. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Bert McGrane (November 8, 1943). "Seahawks Win Seventh, 46-19". The Des Moines Register. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Sailors Hand Hilltoppers a 25-6 Defeat". Chicago Sunday Tribune. November 21, 1943. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
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