1932 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team

1932 Marquette Golden Avalanche football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1931
1933 →
1932 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western State Teachers (MI)   –   6 – 0 – 1
Michigan State   –   7 – 1 – 0
Western Reserve   –   7 – 1 – 0
Detroit   –   8 – 2 – 0
Michigan Tech   –   4 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 0
DePaul   –   5 – 1 – 2
Michigan State Normal   –   5 – 2 – 0
Saint Louis   –   5 – 2 – 0
Marquette   –   4 – 3 – 1
Bowling Green   –   3 – 3 – 1
Central State (MI)   –   3 – 4 – 1
Haskell   –   2 – 5 – 1
Detroit City   –   1 – 6 – 0

The 1932 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1932 college football season. In its eleventh season under head coach Frank Murray, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 98 to 48.[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

Frank Murray was Marquette's head football coach for 19 years and was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1at Wisconsin
L 2–725,000[2]
October 8at Creighton
T 0–0[3]
October 15Lawrence
W 25–0
October 22Boston College
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 13–0[4]
October 29West Virginia
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 7–34[5]
November 5at Detroit
L 0–7[6]
November 19Washington & Jefferson
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 6–03,000[7][8]
November 26Drake
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 45–0[9]

References

  1. ^ "1932 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Hank Casserly (October 2, 1932). "Badgers Beat M.U. 7-2 in Thriller". The Capital Times. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Creighton Battles Marquette To A Tie". The Nebraska State Journal. October 9, 1932. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Charles Nevada (October 23, 1932). "Marquette U. Eleven Whips Boston, 13 to 0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "West Virginia Wrecks Marquette Pride, 34-7". The Capital Times. October 30, 1932. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 6, 1932). "Long Titan Pass Defeats Marquette, 7-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "W. & J. Loses Hard-Fought Battle to Marquette, 6-0". The Pittsburgh Press. November 20, 1932. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Marquette In Win Over W-J". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. November 20, 1932. p. 7, sports section. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ William A. Mueller (November 27, 1932). "Marquette Eleven Smothers Drake In Final Game, 45-0". The Wisconsin State Journal. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.