1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football Independent 20 7–2 Frank Murray 15th Ray "Buzz" Buivid Marquette Stadium Cotton Bowl Classic L 6–16 vs. TCU The 1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In its 15th season under head coach Frank Murray, the Avalanche compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 136 to 60.1936 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football April 3, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/marquette/1936-schedule.html They won their first seven games, including victories over Wisconsin, Michigan State, No. 20 Saint Mary's, and Ole Miss, but lost their final two games against No. 20 Duquesne and against No. 16 TCU in the inaugural Cotton Bowl. The Avalanche was ranked as high as No. 4 in the AP poll, but dropped to No. 20 in the final poll. Left halfback and team captain Ray "Buzz" Buivid was a two-way player who averaged 58 minutes per game and earned a reputation as one of the country's top passers.Buivid Names on Associated Press All-America Marshfield News-Herald December 4, 1936 10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/marshfield-news-herald-buivid/197815384/ Newspapers.com He was a consensus first-team pick on the 1936 All-America college football team;Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 7 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf he also finished third in the voting for the 1936 Heisman Trophy.1936 Heisman Trophy Voting Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football May 18, 2026 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1936.html Quarterback Art Guepe received all-Catholic honors and had a game-winning 60-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter against Creighton and returned a punt 60 yards for the first touchdown in Cotton Bowl history. The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee. Schedule 1936 AP October 3 w y Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 12–6 32,000–34,000The Hilltop 1937 (Marquette yearbook) The Students of Marquette University 1937 77 https://cdm16280.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4007hilltop/id/36702 32,000 See Marquette Win, 12 to 6 The Wisconsin State Journal Henry J. McCormick October 4, 1936 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121217125/32000-see-marquette-win-12-to-6/ Newspapers.com October 10 w y Saint Louis Soldier Field Chicago, IL 32–6 10,000–30,0001937 The Hilltop, p. 78. St. Louis Crushed By Marquette Eleven, 32 to 6 Chicago Tribune Howard Barry October 11, 1936 II-2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121218615/st-louis-crushed-by-marquette-eleven/ Newspapers.com October 17 w Kansas State Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI 13–0 8,000–9,0001937 The Hilltop, p. 79. Marquette Rally Defeats Kansas State The Wisconsin State Journal William H. McCall October 18, 1936 Sports 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121219174/marquette-rally-defeats-kansas-state/ Newspapers.com October 24 w y 20 Michigan State Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI 13–7 20,000 Hilltoppers Repeat 1935 Win Over Spartans Lansing State Journal George S. Alderton October 25, 1936 23–24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35345371/hilltoppers_repeat_1935_win_over/ Newspapers.com October 30, 1936 w y 10 Saint Mary's 20 Soldier Field Chicago, IL 20–6 50,000–60,000 Marquette Overpowers St. Mary's Eleven, 20 to 6: Buivid Star of Hilltoppers' Alert Offense Chicago Tribune Wilfrid Smith October 31, 1936 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23222954/marquette_overpowers_st_marys_eleven/ Newspapers.com November 7 w y 4 Creighton Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE 7–6 8,000–11,0001937 The Hilltop, p. 83. Late Run and Kick Allow Marquette to Squeeze 7-to-6 Win Out of Creighton: Guepe Skips 75 Yards on Victory Dash Omaha World-Herald Howard Wolff November 8, 1936 1B, 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121218180/late-run-and-kick-allow-marquette-to/ Newspapers.com November 14 w 8 Ole Miss Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI 33–0 17,000 Art Guepe scored three touchdowns Cleon Walfroot https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M3YxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_yEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3636%2C2678215 The Milwaukee Journal November 15, 1936 August 8, 2021 November 21 l y 7 Duquesne 20 Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA 13–0 27,871 January 1, 1937, 1937 l y 20 TCU 16 Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 16–6 15,000 Frogs Topple Marquette, 16-6 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Flem Hall January 2, 1937 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121220244/frogs-topple-marquette-16-6/ Newspapers.com Rankings 1936 college football rankings AP 1 7 20 10 4 8 7 15 20 Game summaries Wisconsin 1936 Wisconsin Badgers football team Marquette 6 0 6 0 Wisconsin 0 0 0 6 Madison, Wisconsin 34,000Source:The Hilltop, p. 77 On October 3, Marquette opened its season with a 12–6 victory over Wisconsin on the road at Camp Randall Stadium.Marquette rules 8–5 favorite to defeat Wisconsin Saturday https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G3UxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MiIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5832%2C4184326 The Milwaukee Journal October 2, 1936 October 11, 2011Fighting Badgers hold Marquette to 12–6 score Oliver E. Kuechle https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HXUxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MiIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6844%2C4729240 The Milwaukee Journal October 4, 1936 October 10, 2011 Art Guepe scored on touchdown passes from Ray Buivid in the first and third quarters. The Badgers responded with their lone touchdown in the fourth quarter when Irv Windward threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Roy Bellin. Although the Badgers outgained the Golden Avalanche in total offense 201 yards to 177, they lost the game, 12–6. Saint Louis 1936 Saint Louis Billikens football team Saint Louis 0 0 0 6 Marquette 6 7 7 12 Chicago, Illinois 30,000Source:The Hilltop, p. 78 On October 10, Marquette defeated Saint Louis, 32–6, at Soldier Field in Chicago.St. Louis crushed by Marquette eleven, 36 to 2 Howard Barry http://pqasb.pqarcfhiver.com/chicagotribune/access/483141582.html?dids=483141582:483141582&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+11%2C+1936&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=ST.+LOUIS+CRUSHED+BY+MARQUETTE+ELEVEN%2C+32+TO+6&pqatl=google The Chicago Tribune October 11, 1936 October 11, 2011 February 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes The Golden Avalanche took a 6–0 lead on their first possession after driving 65-yards with Ray Buivid making the touchdown score after he recovered his own fumble from six-yards out.Hilltops win St. Louis tilt easily, 36–2 Cleon Walfroot https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=InUxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MiIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6562%2C6868360 The Milwaukee Journal October 11, 1936 October 10, 2011 They extended the lead to 13–0 on the second play of the second quarter when Art Guepe scored on a 72-yard touchdown run. Guepe scored again in the third quarter, and Raymond Sonnenberg had two touchdown receptions in the fourth quarter, the first from Guepe and the second from Buivid. The Billikens scored a late touchdown as Ralph Hemp connected with Carl Totsch for a 35-yard touchdown. Marquette outgained Saint Louis in total offense 318 yards to 91. Kansas State 1936 Kansas State Wildcats football team Kansas State 0 0 0 0 Marquette 0 0 0 13 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 9,000Source:The Hilltop, p. 79 On October 17, Marquette played its first home game, defeating Kansas State, 13–0.Hilltop passes beat fighting Kansas State, 13–0 Cleon Walfroot https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A65QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ASIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6004%2C645900 The Milwaukee Journal October 18, 1936 October 10, 2011 After a scoreless tie through three quarters, Marquette scored on the second play of the fourth quarter when Al Guepe ran three yards for a touchdown. Art Guepe also scored later in the quarter. The Wildcats outgained Marquette in total offense by 164 yards to 127 yards. Michigan State 1936 Michigan State Spartans football team Michigan State 0 0 7 0 Marquette 0 6 0 7 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 19,000Source:The Hilltop, pp. 80–81 On homecoming at Marquette, the Golden Avalanche defeated the previously unbeaten Michigan State Spartans 13–7.Marquette beats Michigan State, 13–7 Cleon Walfroot https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ca5QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ASIEAAAAIBAJ&dq=marquette%20michigan%20state&pg=6357%2C2627658 The Milwaukee Journal October 24, 1936 October 11, 2011 After a scoreless first quarter, Marquette scored first after Ray Buivid threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Art Guepe to give the Golden Avalanche a 6–0 halftime lead. In the third quarter, the Spartans took a 7–6 lead after John Pingel threw a seven-yard touchdown strike to Ernest Bremer. Trailing for the first time all season, Marquette secured the 13–7 victory with a fourth-quarter touchdown. The score came on a Ray Buivid touchdown pass to Herbert Anderson. Saint Mary's 1936 Saint Mary's Gaels football team Saint Mary's 6 0 0 0 Marquette 13 0 0 7 Chicago, Illinois 50,000–60,000Source:The Hilltop, p. 82 Before the largest crowd to ever witness a Marquette football game at Chicago's Soldier Field, the Golden Avalanche defeated the Saint Mary's Gaels, 20–6.Buivid shows All-American class as Hilltops down Gaels, 20–6 Cleon Walfroot https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EK5QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ASIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6834%2C4818010 The Milwaukee Journal October 31, 1936 October 10, 2011 Ray Buivid scored the first touchdown of the game on a 13-yard run to give Marquette a 7–0 lead. On the ensuing Gaels drive, Saint Mary's quarterback Edward O'Laughlin threw an interception that was returned by Buivid 75-yards for a touchdown and a 13–0 Golden Avalanche lead. O'Laughlin responded on the ensuing 65-yard drive with a rushing touchdown to cut the Marquette lead to 13–6. The final points of the game came late in the fourth quarter when Red Higgins caught a deflected Buivid pass for a touchdown. The 20–6 loss by the Gaels was their worst intersectional defeat since Slip Madigan took over as their head coach in 1921.Gaels handed worst defeat https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zeQdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_ksEAAAAIBAJ&dq=marquette%20marys&pg=5947%2C6949620 The Pittsburgh Press October 31, 1936 October 11, 2011 Creighton 1936 Creighton Bluejays football team Marquette 0 0 0 7 Creighton 0 6 0 0 Omaha, Nebraska 8,000Source:The Hilltop, p. 83 On November 7, Marquette defeated Creighton, 7–6, before a homecoming crowd of 8,000 at Creighton Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska. Creighton scored the first points of the game in the second quarter. Frank Wilcox intercepted a Ray Buivid pass and returned it for a touchdown. Frank Jones then missed the extra point, and the Bluejays held a 6–0 lead into the fourth quarter. In the fourth, Art Guepe returned a Creighton punt 80 yards for an apparent touchdown only to be called back due to a Marquette offsides penalty. After failing to score on the ensuing drive and holding the Bluejays scoreless on their next possession, Guepe returned the next Creighton punt 75 yards for a game-tying touchdown. Ward Cuff then successfully converted the extra point, and the Golden Avalanche won the game, 7–6, to remain undefeated.Marquette beats Creighton Cleon Walfroot https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K3YxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_yEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6487%2C486192 The Milwaukee Journal November 7, 1936 October 12, 2011 Ole Miss 1936 Ole Miss Rebels football team Ole Miss 0 0 0 0 Marquette 0 13 7 13 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 17,000Source:The Hilltop, p. 84 In its final home game, Marquette shutout Ole Miss, 33–0.Art Guepe scored three touchdowns Cleon Walfroot https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M3YxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_yEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3636%2C2678215 The Milwaukee Journal November 15, 1936 October 10, 2011 After a scoreless first, Art Guepe scored the first of his three touchdowns on a 14-yard run in the second quarter to give Marquette a 7–0 lead after a successful extra point. Later in the period, Ray Buivid threw a five-yard touchdown strike to Raymond Sonnenberg to cap an 11-play, 80-yard drive. The Golden Avalanche lead was then extended to 20–0 after a one-yard Guepe touchdown run in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Guepe scored his final touchdown of the game on a 40-yard punt return and Buivid connected with LeRoy McMahon on a 27-yard touchdown pass to make the final score 33–0. Duquesne 1936 Duquesne Dukes football team Marquette 0 0 0 0 Duquesne 6 0 0 7 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 27,871Source:The Hilltop, p. 85 On November 21, Marquette lost to No. 20 Duquesne by a 13–0 score before a crowd of 27,871 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. It was Marquette's first loss of the season and only the second loss in the combined 1935 and 1936 seasons. Duquesne's Boyd Brumbaugh was responsible for both of the game's touchdowns. The first came on a Brumbaugh pass to Ernie Hefferle on a faked reverse in the first quarter, and the second on a three-yard run in the fourth quarter..Duquesne ends Marquette streak, 13–0 Cleon Walfroot https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OnYxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_yEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6486%2C4772590 The Milwaukee Journal November 22, 1936 October 10, 2011Dukes snap Marquette's win streak, 13–0 Lester Biederman https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4UwbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_0sEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3775%2C2665649 The Pittsburgh Press November 22, 1936 October 10, 2011Dukes Upset Marquette, 13-0; Need A Bowl Team? Dukes Are Ready Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Harry Keck November 22, 1936 1, 8 (part 2) https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph-dukes-upset-mar/197849755/ Newspapers.com TCU 1937 Cotton Bowl Classic 1936 TCU Horned Frogs football team #20 Marquette 6 0 0 0 #16 TCU 10 6 0 0 Dallas, Texas 17,000Source:http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Bowls.pdf Bowl/All-Star Game Records: Major Bowl Game Attendance National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records 33 NCAA.org October 10, 2011 PDFThe Hilltop, p. 86 On January 1, 1937, Marquette faced TCU in the inaugural Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas.Marquette-Texas Christian game all set for Cotton Bowl Jan. 1 Associated Press https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hqlQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_iEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6783%2C4955794 The Milwaukee Journal December 16, 1936 October 12, 2011 Billed as a battle between college football's two most prolific passers of the previous two seasons, TCU's Sammy Baugh and Marquette's Ray Buivid, the Horned Frogs prevailed 16–6.Nations two best passers clash in Cotton Bowl United Press https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p1IbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OUwEAAAAIBAJ&dq=marquette%20cotton%20bowl&pg=5311%2C2441324 The Pittsburgh Press December 20, 1936 October 12, 2011TCU passes give Hilltop 16–6 beating Cleon Walfroot https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3MoWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ACIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6773%2C49901 The Milwaukee Journal January 2, 1937 October 12, 2011 L. D. Meyer opened the scoring with a 33-yard field goal to give TCU an early 3–0 lead.http://media.attcottonbowl.com/resource/history/1937/rsrc/1937-Classic-Recap.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110511013312/http://media.attcottonbowl.com/resource/history/1937/rsrc/1937-Classic-Recap.pdf dead May 11, 2011 1937 Cotton Bowl Classic Game Summary October 5, 2011 PDF AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic The Avalanche responded with its only points of the game later in the quarter when Art Guepe returned a punt 60-yards to give Marquette its only lead of the game at 6–3. The Horned Frogs retook the lead at the end of the first quarter when Baugh threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Meyer to give TCU a 10–6 lead which they would not relinquish. The final points of the game came in the second quarter on an 18-yard Vic Montgomery touchdown strike again to Meyer. Personnel Coaching staff The Golden Avalanche was led by head coach Frank Murray who entered his 15th season in that role at Marquette. He resigned his position in February 1937 to assume the role of head coach at Virginia.Murray leaves Marquette for Virginia post https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G6pQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DCIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4015%2C4235478 The Milwaukee Journal February 14, 1937 October 11, 2011 Name Position Seasons atMarquette Alma mater Frank Murray Head coach 15 Tufts (1908) Red Dunn Backfield coach Marquette (1923) Tarzan Taylor Line coach 8 Ohio StateReference:The Hilltop, p. 75 Players Herbert Anderson Robert Boylan Ray "Buzz" Buivid, left halfback Morgan Busch Oliver Butler James Fenimore Cooper Joseph Cuchetti Ward Cuff Walter Eichenberger Al Guepe Art Guepe, quarterback Robert Hanel Howard Hansen Norman Helding Vincent Hotton Roy Hovel William Jennings Harold Kieffer George Knipp Ralph Kuhn Joseph Lauterbach Wallace Lauterbach Roger Lumb Joseph Matt Earl McEssy LeRoy McMahon Elroy Mieritz Joseph Mosovsky Edwin Niemi John O'Melia John Puestow Myles Reif Delbert Rider Edward St. Eve Roy Schoemann Carl Siefert Raymond Sonnenberg Lloyd Tappa Patrick Toal Anthony Weiler Brendan Williams References:The Hilltop, p. 76https://www.flickr.com/photos/27772396@N07/5277812358/ Marquette football team, 1936 Marquette University Archives October 11, 2011 Flickr.com References General The Hilltop 1937 Joseph Kneeland Robert Riordan Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University Milwaukee, Wisconsin 72–91 http://digitalmarquette.cdmhost.com/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/p4007hilltop&CISOPTR=36946 https://archive.today/20130119000326/http://digitalmarquette.cdmhost.com/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/p4007hilltop&CISOPTR=36946 dead January 19, 2013 October 11, 2011 Specific Marquette Category:Marquette Golden Avalanche football seasons Marquette Golden Avalanche football