1955 Marquette Warriors football team

The 1955 Marquette Warriors football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1955 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Frosty Ferzacca, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record and was outscored by a total of 194 to 77.^[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

1955 Marquette Warriors football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–6–1
Head coach	Frosty Ferzacca (2nd season)
Home stadium	Marquette Stadium
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Ferris Institute			–					6	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	0
Xavier			–					7	–	2	–	0
Carthage			–					6	–	2	–	0
Wabash			–					5	–	3	–	1
Michigan Tech			–					4	–	3	–	0
Washington University			–					5	–	4	–	0
Drake			–					4	–	4	–	0
Youngstown			–					4	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	6	–	0
Marquette			–					2	–	6	–	1
Baldwin–Wallace			–					2	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	6	–	2
Rose Poly			–					1	–	6	–	1
Northern Michigan			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 14–28	53,359
October 1	Tulsa	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 13–0	14,000
October 8	Kansas State	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 0–42	13,500
October 15	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 12–13
October 21	at No. 17 Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA	T 13–13	18,324
October 29	No. 7 West Virginia	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 0–39	16,000	^[2]
November 5	Detroit	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 7–20	10,000	^[3]
November 12	Holy Cross	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 18–6	8,500	^[4]
November 19	at No. 3 Michigan State	Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 0–33	41,814	^[5]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1955 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
2. "West Virginia romps, 39 to 0, at Marquette". Chicago Tribune. October 30, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. George Puscas (November 6, 1955). "Marquette Mashed: Titans Find Way To Goal; Win, 20-7". Detroit Free Press. pp. D1, D6 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Cromie, Robert (November 13, 1955). "Holy Cross Is Upset, 18 to 6, by Marquette". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Chicago, Ill. sect. 2, p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
5. George S. Alderton (November 20, 1955). "California, It's Those SPARTANS --- Again! Bowl-Bound Michigan State Takes Care of Marquette in Finale, 33 to 0". Lansing State Journal. pp. 67, 68 – via Newspapers.com.