1948 Marquette Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–8
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan Tech   –   7 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   9 – 0 – 1
Bowling Green   –   8 – 0 – 1
Washington University   –   9 – 1 – 0
John Carroll   –   7 – 1 – 2
Ball State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Michigan State   –   6 – 2 – 2
Baldwin–Wallace   –   5 – 2 – 2
Detroit   –   6 – 3 – 0
Indiana State   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wabash   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wayne   –   4 – 4 – 0
Valparaiso   –   4 – 5 – 0
Toledo   –   5 – 6 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 5 – 0
Xavier   –   4 – 6 – 0
Central Michigan   –   3 – 6 – 0
Marquette   –   2 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In its 18th season under head coach Frank Murray, the team compiled a 2–8 record and was outscored by a total of 212 to 127.[1]

Marquette was ranked at No. 88 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Iowa
L 12–14
October 1at Detroit
L 6–3420,741[3]
October 9Saint Louis
W 47–711,000[4]
October 16at Pittsburgh
L 7–21
October 23Kentucky
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, MI
L 0–2515,000[5]
October 30at Purdue
L 9–1432,000
November 6at No. 17 Michigan State
L 0–4737,131
November 13at Wisconsin
L 0–2645,000[6]
November 20South Dakota
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, MI
W 32–06,000[7]
November 27vs. Arizona
L 14–2411,000[8][9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1948 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Marshall Dann (September 25, 1948). "Titans Turn Toledo Fumbles into 36–0 Rout". Detroit Free Press. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Rice, Jack (October 10, 1948). "Marquette's Power Routs Hapless Billikens, 47-7". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1E. Retrieved August 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Kentucky 'Cats in win over Hilltopper '11'". The Capital Times. October 24, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Irving Vaughan (November 14, 1948). "Badgers Defeat Marquette in State Feud, 26-0". Chicago Tribune. p. 2-1 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Marquette, Storm Sweep South Dakota". The Capital Times. November 21, 1948. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Chanin, Abe (November 28, 1948). "Wildcats in Underdog's Role Slice Down Hilltoppers, 24-14". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. p. 1A. Retrieved August 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Chanin, Abe (November 28, 1948). "Arizona Spills Favored Hilltoppers, 24 To 14 (continued)". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. p. 7B. Retrieved August 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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