1954 Marquette Warriors football team

The 1954 Marquette Warriors football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1954 college football season. In its first season under head coach Frosty Ferzacca, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 216 to 136.[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium, sometimes referred to as Hilltop Stadium, in Milwaukee.

1954 Marquette Warriors football
ConferenceIndependent
1954 record3–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
1954 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Notre Dame      9 1 0
Wabash      7 1 1
Cincinnati      8 2 0
Youngstown      7 2 0
Washington University      6 3 0
Carthage      5 3 0
Dayton      5 5 0
Marquette      3 5 1
Wayne      3 5 1
John Carroll      3 5 0
Rose Poly      2 5 0
Xavier      2 8 0
Baldwin–Wallace      1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at No. 10 WisconsinL 14–5252,819
October 2Miami (OH)L 26–2715,000
October 9Cincinnati
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 13–3016,000
October 16at Holy CrossW 19–14
October 23Fordham
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
T 14–1419,500
October 29at DetroitW 14–138,275[2]
November 5Boston College
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 7–1315,000
November 13at Pacific (CA)W 19–1310,000
November 20at Michigan StateL 10–4039,354
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1954 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  2. Marshall Dann (October 30, 1954). "Titans Kicked into Defeat: Marquette Hangs On to Win, 14-13". Detroit Free Press. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
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