1937 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team

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.

1937 Marquette Golden Avalanche football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan State  820
Akron  720
Central Michigan  620
DePaul  512
Wayne  620
No. T–9 Notre Dame  621
Detroit  730
Michigan State Normal  521
Western State Teachers (MI)  530
Xavier  451
Marquette  360
Rankings from AP Poll

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 25RiponW 14–0[4]
October 2at WisconsinL 0–1230,942[5]
October 8South Dakota
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 7–68,000[6]
October 16at Kansas StateL 0–133,500[7]
October 23at Michigan StateL 7–2115,000[8]
October 30vs. No. 14 Santa ClaraL 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