1953 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

The 1953 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1953 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Lisle Blackbourn, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 196 to 108.[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

1953 Marquette Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Notre Dame     9 0 1
Cincinnati     9 1 0
Carthage     8 1 0
Youngstown     7 1 0
John Carroll     7 2 0
Washington University     7 2 0
Rose Poly     6 2 0
Wabash     6 2 1
Marquette     6 3 1
Baldwin–Wallace     4 4 0
Drake     4 4 0
Wayne     3 4 1
Dayton     3 5 1
Xavier     2 7 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19South Dakota StateW 46–13
September 26Cincinnati
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, MI
W 31–7
October 3at No. 16 WisconsinL 11–1351,363
October 10at IndianaL 20–2127,594
October 17at ArizonaW 14–0
October 24Pacific (CA)
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, MI
T 20–20
October 30at Boston UniversityW 7–619,730[2][3]
November 7Detroit
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, MI
W 19–013,500[4][5]
November 14at Holy CrossW 13–78,000[6]
November 21at No. 3 Michigan StateL 15–2142,170
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1953 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Nason, Jerry (October 30, 1953). "Marquette Favored to Beat B. U. Tonight". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 14. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Marquette Nips Boston University". The Newport Daily News. Newport, Rhode Island. October 31, 1953. p. 8. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ Dick Peters (November 8, 1953). "'Terrible' Titans Get 19-0 Lacing". Detroit Free Press. pp. D1, D4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Detroit Worn Down, 19 to 0, by Marquette". Chicago Tribune. November 8, 1953. pp. 2–1, 2–7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Marquette Tops Holy Cross, 13-7". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wis. United Press. November 15, 1953. sect. 4, p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.