1939 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team

The 1939 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its third season under head coach Paddy Driscoll, the team compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 99 to 95.^[1]

1939 Marquette Golden Avalanche football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Paddy Driscoll (3rd season)
Home stadium	Marquette Stadium
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Central Michigan			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	0
Ohio			–					6	–	3	–	0
Detroit			–					5	–	3	–	1
Akron			–					5	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	3	–	2
Ohio Wesleyan			–					5	–	4	–	1
Marquette			–					4	–	4	–	0
Michigan State			–					4	–	4	–	1
Dayton			–					4	–	4	–	1
Michigan State Normal			–					3	–	3	–	1
Wayne			–					4	–	5	–	0
Xavier			–					3	–	5	–	1
Western State Teachers (MI)			–					2	–	6	–	1
Miami (OH)			–					1	–	7	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Marquette was ranked at No. 66 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[2]

The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 13–14	29,000	[3]
October 6	Kansas State	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 0–3	15,000	[4]
October 14	at Michigan State	Macklin Field East Lansing, MI	W 17–14	12,000	[5]
October 21	at No. 18 SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 0–16	8,500	[6]
October 28	Arizona	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 13–6	10,000	[7]
November 4	at No. 13 Duquesne	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	L 13–21	12,000	[8]
November 11	Iowa State	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 21–2	15,000	[9]
November 18	at Texas Tech	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 22–19	8,000	[10]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1939 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
2. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Henry J. McCormick (October 1, 1939). "Lucky Badgers Tip Hilltop: Aerial Attack Saves Outfought Badgers". The Wisconsin State Journal. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Hilltops Drop 3-0 Decision To Kansas State: Marquette Fails to Make Good on Numerous Scoring Chances". The Capital Times. October 7, 1939. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
5. George S. Alderton (October 15, 1939). "Marquette Field Goal Beats Spartans, 17-14: Heart-Breaking Penalty Sets Up Scoring Drive". Lansing State Journal. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Harold V. Ratliff (October 22, 1939). "Marquette Fails to Make Single First Down, SMU Wins, 16-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Anthony G. DeLorenzo (October 29, 1939). "Marquette Bounces Back with Two Touchdowns in 2nd Half to Trip Arizona Eleven by 13 to 6 Score". The Eau Claire Leader. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Chester L. Smith (November 5, 1939). "Dukes Trip Marquette, 21 to 13: Hilltoppers Spot Foemen Two Scores". The Pittsburgh Press. pp. Sports 1, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Hilltops Roll Over Iowa State in 21-2 Thriller". The Capital Times. November 12, 1939. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Collier Parris (November 19, 1939). "Marquette Takes Tech, 22 To 19, In Homecoming Thriller". The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.