1953 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1953 Marquette Hilltoppers football Independent 6–3–1 Lisle Blackbourn 4th Marquette Stadium 1954 The 1953 Marquette Hilltoppers football team represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1953 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Lisle Blackbourn, the Hilltoppers compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored their opponents 196 to 108. The team played home games at Marquette Stadium, west of campus in Milwaukee. In January 1954, Blackbourn departed for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z3YpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MuYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1050%2C2079822 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Green Bay hires Marquette coach January 8, 1954 8 Schedule 1953 AP Central y y y September 19 South Dakota State Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI W 46-13 13,500 September 26 Cincinnati Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI W 31-7 15,500 October 3 at No. 16 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI L 11-13 51,363 October 10 at Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN L 20-21 27,000–27,594 October 17 at Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ W 14-0 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-marquette-beats-cats/169667842/ The Arizona Daily Star Marquette beats Cats 14 to 0 in tight battle October 18, 1953 April 5, 2025 Newspapers.com October 24 Pacific (CA) Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI T 20-20 19,500 October 30, 1953 7:30 p.m. at Boston University Braves Field Boston, MA W 7-6 19,730 Nason Jerry Marquette Favored to Beat B. U. Tonight https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79406270/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 30, 1953 14 June 11, 2021 Newspapers.com Marquette Nips Boston University https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79406105/newport-daily-news/ The Newport Daily News Newport, Rhode Island October 31, 1953 8 June 11, 2021 Newspapers.com November 7 Detroit Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI W 19-0 13,500 'Terrible' Titans Get 19-0 Lacing Detroit Free Press Dick Peters November 8, 1953 D1, D4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15713200/terrible_titans_get_190_lacing/ Newspapers.comDetroit Worn Down, 19 to 0, by Marquette Chicago Tribune November 8, 1953 2-1, 2-7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15965063/detroit_worn_down_19_to_0_by_marquette/ Newspapers.com November 14 at Holy Cross Fitton Field Worcester, MA W 13-7 8,000 Marquette Tops Holy Cross, 13-7 United Press November 15, 1953 sect. 4, p. 2 Wisconsin State Journal Madison, Wis. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67732532/1953-marquette-hc/ November 21 at No. 3 Michigan State Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI L 15-21 42,170 Determined M.S.C. Stops Marquette: Slashing Ground Attack Earns 'S' 21-15 Victory; Leroy Bolden Again Punches Over Winning Touchdown Lansing State Journal George S. Alderton November 22, 1953 61, 64 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-determined-msc/167373847/ Newspapers.com 1953 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football April 2, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/marquette/1953-schedule.html 1953-54 Marquette Golden Eagles; Schedule/Results https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/402981 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 12, 2025 References Marquette Category:Marquette Golden Avalanche football seasons Marquette Hilltoppers football