1952 Marquette Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Michigan State   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 3 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Carthage   –   5 – 2 – 0
Youngstown   –   4 – 3 – 1
Wabash   –   5 – 4 – 0
Dayton   –   6 – 5 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wayne   –   4 – 4 – 0
Bradley   –   4 – 5 – 0
John Carroll   –   4 – 5 – 0
Washington University   –   4 – 5 – 0
Rose Poly   –   3 – 4 – 1
Xavier   –   4 – 6 – 0
Marquette   –   3 – 5 – 1
Drake   –   2 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1952 college football season. In its third season under head coach Lisle Blackbourn, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 214 to 181.[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at No. 7 Wisconsin
L 19–4251,303
October 4Boston University
W 21–014,000[2]
October 11at Detroit
W 37–2712,289[3]
October 18Arizona
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 37–7
October 24at Miami (FL)
L 6–20
November 1Holy Cross
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 0–720,050[4]
November 8Miami (OH)
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 21–22
November 22at No. 1 Michigan State
L 13–6235,845[5]
November 29at Pacific (CA)
T 27–27
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1952 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  2. ^ Prell, Edward (October 5, 1952). "Marquette U. Halts Boston Passer, 21-0". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 50. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Dick Peters (October 12, 1952). "Marquette Spoils Titan Homecoming". Detroit Free Press. pp. C1, C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Keane, Clif (November 2, 1952). "Holy Cross Beats Marquette, 7-0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ George S. Alderton (November 23, 1952). "State Ends Second Undefeated Season: Slaughters Marquette For No. 24". Lansing State Journal. pp. 1, 51 – via Newspapers.com.
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