1929 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team

The 1929 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Frank Murray, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 118 to 53.[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

1929 Marquette Golden Avalanche football
ConferenceIndependent
1929 record4–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
1929 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Notre Dame    9 0 0
Detroit    7 1 1
Haskell    6 2 0
Loyola (IL)    5 2 1
Michigan State    5 3 0
John Carroll    5 3 1
Marquette    4 3 1
Butler    4 4 0
Wabash    4 4 1
Saint Louis    3 4 1
DePaul    2 7 0
Kent State    1 7 0
Valparaiso    1 7 0
Ball State    0 7 0

Frank Murray was Marquette's head football coach for 19 years and was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5at LawrenceAppleton, WIW 40–0
October 12GrinnellL 7–9
October 18Iowa State
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 14–614,162
October 26at Holy CrossL 0–7
November 2at DetroitT 6–6> 17,000[2]
November 9at CreightonL 6–13
November 16Boston College
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 20–6
November 28Kansas State
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 25–6[3]

References

  1. "1929 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. W. W. Edgar (November 3, 1929). "University of Detroit Winning Streak Halted By 6-6 Deadlock With Marquette: Missed Goal Kick Costly To Titans". Detroit Free Press. p. 23 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Defeat Aggies At Pass Game". The Manhattan Mercury. Manhattan, Kansas. November 28, 1929. p. 6. Retrieved March 17, 2019 via Newspapers.com .
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