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
Michigan Tech			–					3	–	1	–	1
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			–					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