1937 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team

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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.[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

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Record3–6
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1937 Marquette Golden Avalanche football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 â†’
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1937 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan State â€“ 8–2–0
Akron â€“ 7–2–0
Central Michigan â€“ 6–2–0
DePaul â€“ 5–1–2
Wayne â€“ 6–2–0
No. T–9 Notre Dame â€“ 6–2–1
Detroit â€“ 7–3–0
Michigan State Normal â€“ 5–2–1
Western State Teachers â€“ 5–3–0
Michigan Tech â€“ 4–3–0
Xavier â€“ 4–5–1
Marquette â€“ 3–6–0
Haskell â€“ 2–7–0
Rankings from AP Poll
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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.[2] Three weeks later, Marquette hired Paddy Driscoll as its new coach.[3] 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25RiponW 14–0[4]
October 2at WisconsinL 0–1230,942[5]
October 8South Dakota
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 7–68,000[6]
October 16at Kansas StateL 0–133,500[7]
October 23at Michigan StateL 7–2115,000[8]
October 30vs. No. 14 Santa ClaraL 0–3840,000[9]
November 6at No. 13 Villanova
L 7–2512,000[10]
November 13Iowa State
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 0–38,000[11]
November 20Duquesne
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 13–67,000[12][13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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