1939 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team

American college football season

1939 Marquette Golden Avalanche football

Conference| Independent
Record| 4–4
Head coach|

* Paddy Driscoll (3rd season)

Home stadium| Marquette Stadium

Seasons

<- 1938

1940 ->

1939 Midwestern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Central Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 13 Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Ohio |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Detroit |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Akron |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 2
Ohio Wesleyan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Marquette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Michigan State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Dayton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Michigan State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1
Wayne |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Xavier |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Western State Teachers (MI) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
Miami (OH) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its third season under head coach Paddy Driscoll, the team compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 99 to 95.[1]

Marquette was ranked at No. 66 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

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

## Schedule

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September 30| at Wisconsin|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| L 13–14| 29,000| [3]
October 6| Kansas State|

* Marquette Stadium
* Milwaukee, WI

| L 0–3| 15,000| [4]
October 14| at Michigan State|

* Macklin Field
* East Lansing, MI

| W 17–14| 12,000| [5]
October 21| at No. 18 SMU|

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX

| L 0–16| 8,500| [6]
October 28| Arizona|

* Marquette Stadium
* Milwaukee, WI

| W 13–6| 10,000| [7]
November 4| at No. 13 Duquesne|

* Forbes Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| L 13–21| 12,000| [8]
November 11| Iowa State|

* Marquette Stadium
* Milwaukee, WI

| W 21–2| 15,000| [9]
November 18| at Texas Tech|

* Tech Field
* Lubbock, TX

| W 22–19| 8,000| [10]

* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1939 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
2. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Henry J. McCormick (October 1, 1939). "Lucky Badgers Tip Hilltop: Aerial Attack Saves Outfought Badgers". The Wisconsin State Journal. p. Sports 1 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Hilltops Drop 3-0 Decision To Kansas State: Marquette Fails to Make Good on Numerous Scoring Chances". The Capital Times. October 7, 1939. p. 2 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ George S. Alderton (October 15, 1939). "Marquette Field Goal Beats Spartans, 17-14: Heart-Breaking Penalty Sets Up Scoring Drive". Lansing State Journal. p. II-1 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Harold V. Ratliff (October 22, 1939). "Marquette Fails to Make Single First Down, SMU Wins, 16-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-2 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Anthony G. DeLorenzo (October 29, 1939). "Marquette Bounces Back with Two Touchdowns in 2nd Half to Trip Arizona Eleven by 13 to 6 Score". The Eau Claire Leader. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Chester L. Smith (November 5, 1939). "Dukes Trip Marquette, 21 to 13: Hilltoppers Spot Foemen Two Scores". The Pittsburgh Press. pp. Sports 1, 10 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Hilltops Roll Over Iowa State in 21-2 Thriller". The Capital Times. November 12, 1939. p. 19 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ Collier Parris (November 19, 1939). "Marquette Takes Tech, 22 To 19, In Homecoming Thriller". The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.

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Marquette Golden Avalanche football

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