1941 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

The 1941 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its first season under head coach Thomas E. Stidham, the team compiled a 4–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 162 to 151.[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

1941 Marquette Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
1941 record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
1941 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Western Michigan   –    8 –0 –0
No. 3 Notre Dame   –    8 –0 –1
Youngstown   –    7 –0 –1
Xavier   –    9 –1 –0
Detroit   –    7 –2 –0
Ohio   –    5 –2 –1
Dayton   –    7 –3 –0
Cincinnati   –    6 –3 –0
Akron   –    5 –3 –1
Michigan State   –    5 –3 –1
Central Michigan   –    4 –3 –0
Ohio Wesleyan   –    5 –4 –0
Marquette   –    4 –5 –0
Carthage   –    1 –5 –2
Wayne   –    2 –6 –0
Miami (OH)   –    2 –7 –0
Wichita   –    1 –6 –1
Michigan State Normal   –    0 –5 –2
Detroit Tech   –    0 –6 –1

Senior halfback Jimmy Richardson completed 58 of 91 passes during the 1941 season for a .637 completion percentage. His 58 completed passes was believed to be a new national record for passing efficiency, passing the previous record of .631 set by Oklahoma's Hugh McCullough in 1938.[2]

Marquette's October 25 game against Duquesne drew a crowd of more than 20,000 persons, at that time the largest crowd in Marquette Stadium history.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4at Wisconsin
W 28–740,000[4]
October 11at Michigan State
L 7–1315,000[5]
October 18Kansas
W 33–710,000[6]
October 25Duquesne
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 14–31> 20,000[3]
November 1 No. 17 Ole Miss
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 6–127,500[7]
November 8at Detroit
L 6–716,541[8]
November 15New Mexico
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 34–012,000[9]
November 22at Oklahoma
L 14–618,000[10]
November 29Iowa State
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 20–138,000[2]
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1941 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  2. Arthur Bystrom (November 30, 1941). "Alert Hilltoppers Rout Iowa State, 28-13, in Air Attack: Richardson's Pass Completions Set Record". The Capital Times. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Early Drive by Duquesne Beats Hilltops, 31-14". Chicago Tribune. October 26, 1941. p. II-4.
  4. Hank Casserly (October 5, 1941). "40,000 Watch Hilltoppers Stun Wisconsin, 28 to 7". The Capital Times. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. George S. Alderton (October 12, 1941). "Lansing Backs Lead Spartans in 13-7 Victory". Lansing State Journal. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Hiltoppers Whip Kansas in Mud, 12 to 6". Chicago Tribune. October 19, 1941.
  7. "6-Yard Punt Helps Tip Hilltops, 12-6". The Wisconsin State Journal. November 2, 1941. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. W.W. Edgar (November 9, 1941). "U-D Trips Marquette: Link's Kick Gives Titans 7-6 Victory". Detroit Free Press. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Arthur Bystrom (November 16, 1941). "Marquette Tramples over New Mexico Eleven, 34-0". The Eau Claire (WI) Leader. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. John Cronley (November 23, 1941). "Sooners Butcher Marquette, 61-14: O.U. Beats Back On Long Runs". The Daily Oklahoman – via Newspapers.com.
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