1938 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team

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1938 Marquette Golden Avalanche football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   8 – 1 – 0
Central Michigan   –   7 – 1 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   6 – 1 – 1
Xavier   –   7 – 2 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 3 – 0
Michigan State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Detroit Tech   –   6 – 3 – 0
Detroit   –   6 – 4 – 0
Western State Teachers (MI)   –   4 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 5 – 0
Wayne   –   2 – 6 – 0
DePaul   –   2 – 7 – 0
Marquette   –   1 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP poll

The 1938 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In its second season under head coach Paddy Driscoll, the team compiled a 1–7 record and was outscored by a total of 122 to 35.[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1at Wisconsin
L 0–2727,876[2]
October 7vs. SMU
W 7–025,000[3]
October 14Kansas State
L 0–613,000[4]
October 22 No. 7 TCU
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 0–21[5]
October 29Iowa State
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 0–77,070[6]
November 12Michigan State
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 14–2013,000[7]
November 19at Arizona
L 12–2010,000[8]
November 26at No. 17 Texas Tech
L 2–2112,000[9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1938 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Henry J. McCormick (October 2, 1938). "Everybody Grabs a Piece of Glory: Four Badger Teams Smash Marquette; Alertness, Power Carry Cardinal to 27-0 Victory". The Wisconsin State Journal. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Howard Martin (October 8, 1938). "Marquette Defeats Southern Methodist, 7 to 0". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "K State 6, Marquette 0, In a 1-Man Drive: Elmer Hackney Shows Power in Final Quarter to Give Wildcats a Victory". The Kansas City Times. October 15, 1938. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Davey O'Brien Passes T.C.U. To 21-0 Victory Over Marquette: Three Tosses Make Tallies". El Paso Times. October 23, 1938. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Gordon Gammack (October 30, 1938). "Cyclones Trip Marquette, 7-0: Hank Wilder Hurt, But Kischer Leads Iowa State to Victory No. 8". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ E.L. Warner Jr. (November 13, 1938). "Pingel's Passes Beat Marquette: Johnny's Arm Rescues M.S.C. from 14-0 Loss". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Vic Thornton (November 20, 1938). "Wildcats Pound Out 20-12 Victory: Hoss Nielsen's Dynamite Puts Marquette Out; Vaunted Team Hammered Into Submission on Local Field". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Raiders Rip Marquette, 21-2, to Retain Perfect Record". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 27, 1938. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
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