1947 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

The 1947 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University during the 1947 college football season. In its 17th season under head coach Frank Murray, the team compiled a 4–5 record and was outscored by a total of 223 to 185.[1]

1947 Marquette Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame  900
Youngstown  820
Michigan State  720
Ball State  512
Ohio Wesleyan  621
Wayne  520
Dayton  630
Washington University  530
Detroit  640
Bowling Green  550
Xavier  441
Marquette  450
Central Michigan  251
Valparaiso  251
Michigan State Normal  160
Rankings from AP Poll

Marquette was ranked at No. 67 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27South DakotaW 33–612,000[3]
October 3Saint Louis
W 27–2310,486[4]
October 11Detroit
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 41–1817,000[5]
October 18San Francisco
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 13–3413,000[6]
October 25at WisconsinL 12–3545,000[7]
November 1at Michigan StateL 7–1323,856[8]
November 8Villanova
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 7–2512,000[9]
November 15at Indiana
L 6–4815,000[10]
November 22at ArizonaW 39–2114,500[11]

References