1937 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1937 Marquette Golden Avalanche football Independent 3–6 Paddy Driscoll 1st Marquette Stadium The 1937 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In its first season under head coach Paddy Driscoll, the team compiled a 3–6 record and was outscored by a total of 124 to 48.1937 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football April 2, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/marquette/1937-schedule.html The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee. In February 1937, Frank Murray resigned as Marquette's head football coach after 15 years in the position; Murray left to accept the same position at the University of Virginia.Murray Leaves Marquette; Gets Post at Virginia The Atlanta Constitution February 14, 1937 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30308830/murray_leaves_marquette_gets_post_at/ Newspapers.com Three weeks later, Marquette hired Paddy Driscoll as its new coach.Name Driscoll Marquette U. Coach Today Chicago Tribune March 8, 1937 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30308470/name_driscoll_marquette_u_coach_today/ Newspapers.com Driscoll had previously played both Major League Baseball and in the National Football League; he was later inducted into both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fames. Schedule 1937 AP y y September 25 1937 Ripon Redmen Ripon Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI W 14–0 Marquette '11' Shows Great, Ragged Play As Ripon Bows, 14-0 The Capital Times Arthur Bystrom September 26, 1937 Sport 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121221445/marquette-11-shows-great-ragged-play/ Newspapers.com October 2 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI L 0–12 30,942 Badgers Crumble Hilltop Wall, Smash to Victory The Wisconsin State Journal Henry J. McCormick October 3, 1937 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121221816/badgers-crumble-hilltop-wall-smash-to/ Newspapers.com October 8, 1937 South Dakota Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI W 7–6 8,000 Marquette in Narrow Victory Over So. Dakota Stevens Point Daily Journal Arthur Bystrom October 9, 1937 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121222727/marquette-in-narrow-victory-over-so/ Newspapers.com October 16 at Kansas State Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS L 0–13 3,500 Wildcats Win, 13-0 The Morning Chronicle October 17, 1937 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121223120/wildcats-win-13-0/ Newspapers.com October 23 at Michigan State Macklin Field East Lansing, MI L 7–21 15,000 State Beats Marquette, 21-7: Pingel Climaxes Drive with 80-Yard Sprint Detroit Free Press Charles P. Ward October 24, 1937 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35347598/state_beats_marquette_217_pingel/ Newspapers.com October 30 vs. No. 14 Santa Clara Soldier Field Chicago, IL L 0–38 40,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=83YxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DiIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3041%2C2016238 Milwaukee Journal Walfoort Cleon Hilltops go down, 38-0, trying to bust Broncos October 31, 1937 November 6 at No. 13 Villanova Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA L 7–25 12,000 Wildcats Go on Scoring Spree Against Marquette Fred Byrod November 7, 1937 S1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121222285/wildcats-go-on-scoring-spree-against/ Newspapers.com November 13 Iowa State Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI L 0–3 8,000 Iowa State Gridders Turn Back Marquette, 3 to 0 Waterloo Sunday Courier November 14, 1937 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121223869/iowa-state-gridders-turn-back/ Newspapers.com November 20 Duquesne Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI W 13–6 7,000 Marquette's Rallies Beat Duquesne, 13-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106806582/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph/ Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania November 21, 1937 3, part 2 August 2, 2022 Newspapers.com Marquette Tops Duquesne, 13-6 (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106806735/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph/ Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania November 21, 1937 8, part 2 August 2, 2022 Newspapers.com References Marquette Category:Marquette Golden Avalanche football seasons Marquette Golden Avalanche football