1949 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

The 1949 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In its 19th and final season under head coach Frank Murray, the team compiled a 4–5 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 257 to 209.[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

1949 Marquette Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame  1000
Ball State  800
Xavier  1010
Valparaiso  811
Washington University  720
Baldwin–Wallace  620
Wabash  521
Dayton  630
John Carroll  630
No. 19 Michigan State  630
Toledo  640
Youngstown  431
Bowling Green  450
Marquette  450
Central Michigan  340
Wayne  350
Indiana State  190
Michigan State Normal  080
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17North Dakota StateW 66–014,000[2]
September 24at WisconsinL 0–41
October 1at Michigan StateL 7–4829,992
October 8Saint Louis
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 62–7
October 15Detroit
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 24–1415,000[3]
October 29Colorado State–Greeley
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 68–13
November 5South Carolina
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 3–615,000[4]
November 12at PurdueL 7–4128,000
November 20at San FranciscoL 20–3912,000[5]
  • Homecoming

References