1945 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

1945 Marquette Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan State Normal   –   5 – 0 – 1
Central Michigan   –   6 – 1 – 0
Miami (OH)   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Detroit   –   6 – 3 – 0
Great Lakes Navy   –   6 – 4 – 1
Michigan State   –   5 – 3 – 1
Akron   –   5 – 4 – 0
Marquette   –   5 – 4 – 1
Bowling Green   –   4 – 3 – 0
Western Michigan   –   4 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 4 – 0
Ohio   –   3 – 4 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan   –   3 – 4 – 0
Carthage   –   2 – 3 – 0
Wayne   –   2 – 5 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University during the 1945 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Tom Stidham, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 238 to 156.[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Purdue
L 13–1411,000[2][3]
September 29at Wisconsin
L 13–4037,000[4]
October 7vs. Villanova
L 0–615,000[5]
October 13Kansas State
W 55–139,000[6]
October 20Great Lakes Navy
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 27–3710,000[7]
October 27at Michigan State
T 13–1312,000[8]
November 3Detroit
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 32–149,000[9]
November 10Kansas
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 26–09,000[10]
November 17at Kentucky
W 19–138,000[11]
November 22Saint Louis
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 40–67,500[12]

References

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  1. ^ "1945 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  2. ^ W. Blaine Patton (September 23, 1945). "Purdue, Indiana Capture Close Games: Isbell's Team Triumphs By 14-13 Margin". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 37, 38 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Jim Mitchell (October 1, 1944). "Purdue Wallops Marquette, 40-7". The Muncie Sunday Star. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Henry J. McCormick (September 30, 1945). "Badgers Bludgeon Marquette, 40-13: Cards Show Good Line, Tough Backs". The Wisconsin State Journal. pp. 25, 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Villanova Upsets Marquette Here In Battle Of Weak T's". Buffalo Evening News. October 8, 1945. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Marquette Beats Kan. State, 55-13: Wildcats Score on Passes in Night Game at Milwaukee". The Wichita Eagle. October 14, 1945. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Maurice Shevlin. "Great Lakes Is Victor, 37-27, Over Marquette: Aschenbrenner Leader of Sailor Attack". Chicago Tribune. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ George S. Alderton (October 28, 1945). "State Battles Marquette to 13-13 Tie: Wild Final Period Sees Rivals Grab Scoring Chances". Lansing State Journal. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 4, 1945). "U-D Trimmed, 32-14". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Marquette Romps Over Kansas, 26-0". Wisconsin State Journal. United Press. November 11, 1945. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Henry Hornsby (November 18, 1945). "Marquette Nips Fighting Wildcats, 19 To 13". Sunday Herald-Leader. pp. 6, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Bob Broeg (November 23, 1945). "St. Louis U. Season Regarded as Success Despite Fade-Out at Finish: Marquette Rides Over Bills in Wind-Up, 40-6; 7500 Turn Out in Cold". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 10C – via Newspapers.com.
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