1924 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team

1924 Marquette Golden Avalanche football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2
Head coach
CaptainDilweg
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   10 – 0 – 0
Kirksville Osteopaths   –   6 – 0 – 0
Central Michigan   –   7 – 1 – 0
Western State Normal (MI)   –   5 – 1 – 1
John Carroll   –   7 – 2 – 0
Haskell   –   7 – 2 – 1
Indiana State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Loyola (IL)   –   5 – 2 – 2
Marquette   –   5 – 2 – 0
Dayton   –   7 – 3 – 0
Saint Louis   –   6 – 3 – 0
Michigan Agricultural   –   5 – 3 – 0
Wabash   –   5 – 4 – 0
Butler   –   4 – 5 – 0
Detroit   –   4 – 5 – 0
Muncie Normal   –   1 – 3 – 0
Michigan Mines   –   0 – 2 – 1
Kent State   –   0 – 4 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1924 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1924 college football season. In its third season under head coach Frank Murray, the team compiled a 5–2 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Saint Mary's (MN)Milwaukee, WIW 26–0[2]
October 11at Navy
W 21–3[3]
October 18John Carroll
W 10–3[4]
November 1Creighton
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 7–2115,000[5]
November 8at Boston College
L 7–3414,000[6][7]
November 16North Dakota
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 26–0[8][9]
November 27Vermont
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 61–712,000[10]

References

  1. ^ "Marquette (WI) Yearly Results (1920–1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Marquette Wins From St. Mary's Saturday, 26-0". LaCrosse Tribune and Leader-Press. October 5, 1924. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Marquette Team Hands Navy Trouncing: Victors Open Up Near Close". The Baltimore Sun. October 12, 1924. p. II-4.
  4. ^ "Marquette Just wins From Carroll, 10 to 3". The Boston Globe. October 19, 1924. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Gordon Richmond (November 2, 1924). "Creighton Smothers Avlanche 21 to 7". Sunday World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "B. C. Piles Up 34 To 7 Score". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 9, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "B. C. Piles Up 34 To 7 Score (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 9, 1924. p. 20. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Flickers Lose To Marquette". The Daily Argus-Leader. November 17, 1924. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Flickers Easy for Marquette; Score, 26 to 0". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. November 16, 1924. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Marquette gridders trample Vermont aggregation, 61–7". Green Bay Press-Gazette. November 28, 1924. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.