1942 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

The 1942 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In its second season under head coach Thomas E. Stidham, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 193 to 90. Its victories included major college opponents, Kansas, Michigan State, Iowa State, and Arizona, and its two losses were to Wisconsin and Great Lakes Navy.^[1]

1942 Marquette Hilltoppers football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–2
Head coach	Thomas E. Stidham (2nd season)
Home stadium	Marquette Stadium
Seasons ← 1941 1943 →

1942 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Central Michigan			–					6	–	0	–	0
Western Michigan			–					5	–	1	–	0
Cincinnati			–					8	–	2	–	0
Dayton			–					8	–	2	–	0
Marquette			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	2
Bowling Green			–					6	–	2	–	1
Ohio			–					5	–	3	–	0
Detroit			–					5	–	4	–	0
Wichita			–					5	–	4	–	0
Michigan State			–					4	–	3	–	2
Michigan State Normal			–					3	–	3	–	1
Ohio Wesleyan			–					4	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					4	–	5	–	0
Carthage			–					3	–	4	–	0
Miami (OH)			–					3	–	6	–	0
Wayne			–					1	–	6	–	1
Akron			–					0	–	7	–	2
Rankings from AP Poll

Marquette was ranked at No. 30 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 14–0	2,006	^[3]
October 3	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 7–35	35,000	^[4]
October 10	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 34–12	7,000	^[5]
October 17	at Michigan State	Macklin Field East Lansing, MI	W 28–7		^[6]
October 24	Arizona	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, MI	W 39–0	18,000	^[7]
November 1	Detroit	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, MI	W 10–0	7,000	^[8]
November 8	Manhattan	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, MI	W 27–12	14,000	^[9]
November 15	Great Lakes Navy	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, MI	L 0–24	20,000	^[10]
November 22	Camp Grant	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, MI	W 34–0	12,000	^[11]
Homecoming

References

1. "1942 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Kansas Beaten in Second Start by Marquette, 14-0". The Wichita Eagle. Associated Press. September 27, 1942 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Willard R. Smith (October 4, 1942). "Wisconsin Romps Over Marquette, 35-7". The Wisconsin State Journal. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Brad Wilson (October 11, 1942). "Power Wins: Marquette 34, Iowa State 12". The Des Moines Register. pp. Sports 1, 9 – via Newspapers.com.
6. George S. Alderton (October 18, 1942). "Exciting Moments on Macklin Field as Marquette Downs State, 28 to 7: Toppers Have Soph Star in Strzykalski". The Lansing State Journal. pp. 17, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Red Thisted (October 25, 1942). "Cats Routed By Marquette, 39-0: John Stryzkalski Leads Avalanche in Free Scoring Tilt". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Harold Kahl (November 2, 1942). "Old Hilltopper Jinx End Titans' String: Marquette Wins, Spoils U.D. Mark for 2nd Time". Detroit Times. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Marquette Blasts Manhattan, 27-12". New York Daily News. November 9, 1942. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Marquette Tires, Great Lakes Wins Tilt 24 to 0". Ironwood Daily Globe. November 16, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Marquette Ends Season; Blasts Warriors, 34-0". Chicago Tribune. November 23, 1942. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.