1921 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1921 Marquette Hilltoppers football Independent 6–2–1 John J. Ryan 5th The 1921 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In its fifth and final season under head coach John J. Ryan, the team compiled an 6–2–1 record and shut out five of its nine opponents. The team defeated Michigan Agricultural and the Haskell Indians, but lost to Knute Rockne's Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Schedule y y October 1 1921 Carroll Pioneers Carroll (WI) Milwaukee, WI W 4-0 October 8 1921 Ripon Redmen Ripon Milwaukee, WI T 0-0 October 15 Campion (WI) Milwaukee, WI W 55-0 October 22 at Creighton Omaha, NE L 0-3 7,000 Lane Kicks Creighton to Victory Over Marquette Sunday World-Herald Pat Dozier Omaha, Nebraska October 23, 1921 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121546259/lane-kicks-creighton-to-victory-over/ Newspapers.com October 29 Michigan Agricultural Milwaukee, WI W 7-0 Aggies Blanked By Marquette: Wisconsin Eleven Defeats Michigan Farmers in Final Quarter, 7 to 0 The Detroit Free Press October 30, 1921 24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121557576/aggies-blanked-by-marquette-wisconsin/ Newspapers.com November 5 Haskell Milwaukee, WI W 40-2 Marquette Cops Over Haskell The Wisconsin State Journal November 6, 1921 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121546633/marquette-cops-over-haskell/ Newspapers.com November 12 1921 North Dakota Flickertails North Dakota Milwaukee, WI W 7-3 Goddess of Luck Presents Marquette 'U' With 7 to 0 Victory Over Flickertails Grand Forks Herald November 13, 1921 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121558902/goddess-of-luck-presents-marquette-u/ Newspapers.com November 19 Notre Dame Milwaukee, WI L 7-21 12,000 Gold and Blue Defeats Marquette in Stubborn Battle The South Bend News-Times November 20, 1921 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121559277/gold-and-blue-defeats-marquette-in/ Newspapers.com November 24, 1921 Wabash Milwaukee, WI W 7-0 Marquette Wins From Wabash in Turkey Day Game Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune November 25, 1921 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121546959/marquette-wins-from-wabash-in-turkey/ Newspapers.com References Marquette Category:Marquette Golden Avalanche football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Marquette Hilltoppers football Category:1920s in Milwaukee