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1951 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

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1951 Marquette Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
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

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

References

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  1. ^ "1951 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Henry J. McCormick (September 23, 1951). "Marquette Trounces South Dakota, 48-6". Wisconsin State Journal. pp. V-1, V-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Late Rally by Michigan State Turns Back Marquette, 20-14: Spartans Overcome 8-Point Deficit". The Pittsburgh Press. October 14, 1951. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Roberts, Ernie (November 11, 1951). "Crusaders Wallop Marquette, 39-13". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Dick Peters (September 24, 1951). "Clark Can See Light in U-D Gridiron Cloud". Detroit Free Press. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Pasco, Rasmussen Pace Broncos In Marquette Upset". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. United Press. November 26, 1951. p. 16. Retrieved April 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.