1948 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

The 1948 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In its 18th season under head coach Frank Murray, the team compiled a 2–8 record and was outscored by a total of 212 to 127.^[1]

1948 Marquette Hilltoppers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–8
Head coach	Frank Murray (18th season)
Home stadium	Marquette Stadium
Seasons ← 1947 1949 →

1948 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan Tech			–					7	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					9	–	0	–	1
Bowling Green			–					8	–	0	–	1
Washington University			–					9	–	1	–	0
John Carroll			–					7	–	1	–	2
Ball State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Michigan State			–					6	–	2	–	2
Baldwin–Wallace			–					5	–	2	–	2
Detroit			–					6	–	3	–	0
Indiana State			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wayne			–					4	–	4	–	0
Valparaiso			–					4	–	5	–	0
Toledo			–					5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					3	–	5	–	0
Xavier			–					4	–	6	–	0
Central Michigan			–					3	–	6	–	0
Marquette			–					2	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Marquette was ranked at No. 88 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 12–14
October 1	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 6–34	20,741	^[3]
October 9	Saint Louis	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, MI	W 47–7	11,000	^[4]
October 16	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–21
October 23	Kentucky	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, MI	L 0–25	15,000	^[5]
October 30	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 9–14	32,000
November 6	at No. 17 Michigan State	Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 0–47	37,131
November 13	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 0–26	45,000	^[6]
November 20	South Dakota	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, MI	W 32–0	6,000	^[7]
November 27	vs. Arizona	Montgomery Stadium Phoenix, AZ	L 14–24	11,000	^[8]^[9]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1948 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
2. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Marshall Dann (September 25, 1948). "Titans Turn Toledo Fumbles into 36–0 Rout". Detroit Free Press. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Rice, Jack (October 10, 1948). "Marquette's Power Routs Hapless Billikens, 47-7". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1E. Retrieved August 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
5. "Kentucky 'Cats in win over Hilltopper '11'". The Capital Times. October 24, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Irving Vaughan (November 14, 1948). "Badgers Defeat Marquette in State Feud, 26-0". Chicago Tribune. p. 2-1 – via Newspapers.com.  
7. "Marquette, Storm Sweep South Dakota". The Capital Times. November 21, 1948. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Chanin, Abe (November 28, 1948). "Wildcats in Underdog's Role Slice Down Hilltoppers, 24-14". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. p. 1A. Retrieved August 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
9. Chanin, Abe (November 28, 1948). "Arizona Spills Favored Hilltoppers, 24 To 14 (continued)". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. p. 7B. Retrieved August 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .