1951 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

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1951
Marquette Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
1951 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Michigan State   –   9 – 0 – 0
Xavier   –   9 – 0 – 1
Wabash   –   7 – 0 – 1
No. 13 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Dayton   –   7 – 3 – 0
Toledo   –   6 – 4 – 0
Washington University   –   5 – 4 – 0
Wayne   –   5 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green   –   4 – 4 – 1
Marquette   –   4 – 6 – 1
Baldwin–Wallace
   –   3 – 5 – 0
John Carroll   –   3 – 6 – 0
Rose Poly
   –   2 – 5 – 0
Youngstown
   –   2 – 6 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In its second season under head coach Lisle Blackbourn, the team compiled a 4–6–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 223 to 213.[1] The team was ranked at No. 53 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22South Dakota
W 48–68,000[3]
September 29at No. 15 Wisconsin
L 6–2245,450
October 6Iowa State
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
T 6–64,748
October 13at No. 1
Macklin Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
    		• L 14–2039,251[4]
    October 20at Tulsa
    		L 21–2717,500
    October 27at Miami (OH)
    		W 27–7
    November 2Pacific (CA)
    • Marquette Stadium
    • Milwaukee, WI
    		L 27–39
    November 10at Holy Cross
    		L 13–3918,000[5]
    November 17Detroit
    • Marquette Stadium
    • Milwaukee, WI
    		W 26–1317,391[6]
    November 25vs. Santa Clara
    		L 14–2710,000[7]
    December 1at San Jose State
    		W 21–7
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    References

    1. ^ "1951 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
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