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1946 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

The 1946 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University during the 1946 college football season. In its 16th season under head coach Frank Murray, the team compiled a 4–5 record and was outscored by a total of 148 to 132.[1]

1946 Marquette Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Midwestern major college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   8 – 0 – 1
Detroit   –   6 – 4 – 0
Michigan State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Marquette   –   4 – 5 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Marquette was ranked at No. 68 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[2]

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

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Wisconsin
L 0–3445,000[3]
September 28Saint Louis
W 26–012,000[4]
October 4at Villanova
L 13–2621,000[5]
October 12Idaho
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 46–612,000[6]
October 19at Pittsburgh
L 6–720,000[7]
October 26Arizona
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 20–015,000[8]
November 1at Detroit
W 21–2010,350[9]
November 9Kentucky
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 0–35> 12,000[10]
November 16at Michigan State
L 0–2021,441[11]

After the season edit

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Hilltopper was selected.[12]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
22 196 Carl Schuette Linebacker Detroit Lions

References edit

  1. ^ "1946 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Henry J. McCormick (September 22, 1946). "Badgers Merciful in Piling Up 34-0 Win: Marquette Not in Same Class as Wisconsin; Kindt and Maves Break Up Game With Long Touchdown Runs". Wisconsin State Journal. pp. 29, 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Billikens Are Beaten, 26-0, By Marquette". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 29, 1946. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Marquette Is Downed 26-13". The Daily Tribune. Associated Press. October 5, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "'Quette Thumps Idaho by Passes: Easterners Complete 13 Aerials in 21 Tries". The Spokesman-Review. October 13, 1946. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Chester L. Smith (October 20, 1946). "Cecconi's Kick Beats Marquette, 7-6: Skladany Makes Pitt Score on DePasqua's Pass in Third Period". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Abe Chanin (October 27, 1946). "Marquette Whitewashes Hapless Arizona, 20 to 0". The Arizona Daily Star. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 2, 1946). "Titans Upset, 21-20, As Clipping Costs Touchdown". Detroit Free Press. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Earl Ruby (November 10, 1946). "Kentucky Calls Foe's Hand, Then Whacks It 35-7: Marquette Starts 12 Men But Play of Cats Shows Maybe It Wasn't Error". The Courier-Journal. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ George S. Alderton (November 17, 1946). "Michigan State Marquette Master, 20-0: Guerre Goes 59 Yards in Scoring Run; Old Grads Treated to Victory; Spartans Dominate Game All the Way". Lansing State Journal. pp. 25–26 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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