1933 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team

1933 Marquette Golden Avalanche football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
DePaul   –   6 – 0 – 1
Detroit   –   7 – 1 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   5 – 2 – 0
Saint Louis   –   6 – 3 – 0
Central State (MI)   –   5 – 2 – 1
Michigan State   –   4 – 2 – 2
Missouri Mines   –   4 – 3 – 0
Michigan Tech   –   2 – 2 – 0
Western State Teachers (MI)   –   3 – 3 – 1
Marquette   –   3 – 4 – 1
Notre Dame   –   3 – 5 – 1
Haskell   –   2 – 6 – 3
Detroit City   –   2 – 5 – 1

The 1933 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1933 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Frank Murray, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record and was outscored by a total of 82 to 62.[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
September 30at Lawrence
W 8–0[2]
October 7at Wisconsin
L 0–1920,000[3]
October 14Ole Miss
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 0–78,000[4]
October 21Michigan State
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 0–62,000[5]
October 28at Detroit
L 6–2210,000[6]
November 4at West Virginia
T 13–13[7]
November 11Creighton
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 14–9[8]
November 18at Saint Louis
W 21–66,206[9]

References

  1. ^ "1933 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Marquette Mediocre in 8-0 Win Over Lawrence". The Capital Times. October 1, 1933. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Henry J. McCormick (October 8, 1933). "Wisconsin Outclasses Marquette, 19-0". The Wisconsin State Journal. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hilltoppers Lose Close Battle to Mississippi, 7-0". The Wisconsin State Journal. October 15, 1933. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Robert W. Rawley (October 22, 1933). "Marquette Drops 6-0 Encounter to Michigan State". The Wisconsin State Journal. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 29, 1933). "Nott's Passing Enables University of Detroit to Conquer Marquette, 22–6". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Marquette in 13-13 Tie with West Virginia". Chicago Tribune. November 5, 1933. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Marquette Is Lucky; Beats Creighton, 14-9". The Capital Times. November 12, 1933. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "St. Louis U. Is Decisively Defeated by Marquette, 21 to 6". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 18, 1933. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.