1937 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team

The 1937 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In its first season under head coach Paddy Driscoll, the team compiled a 3–6 record and was outscored by a total of 124 to 48.[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

1937 Marquette Golden Avalanche football
ConferenceIndependent
1937 record3–6
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
1937 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Michigan State   –    8 –2 –0
Akron   –    7 –2 –0
Central Michigan   –    6 –2 –0
DePaul   –    5 –1 –2
Wayne   –    6 –2 –0
No. T–9 Notre Dame   –    6 –2 –1
Detroit   –    7 –3 –0
Michigan State Normal   –    5 –2 –1
Western State (MI)   –    5 –3 –0
Xavier   –    4 –5 –1
Marquette   –    3 –6 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

In February 1937, Frank Murray resigned as Marquette's head football coach after 15 years in the position; Murray left to accept the same position at the University of Virginia.[2] Three weeks later, Marquette hired Paddy Driscoll as its new coach.[3] Driscoll had previously played both Major League Baseball and in the National Football League; he was later inducted into both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fames.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 25Ripon
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 14–0
October 2at Wisconsin
L 0–12
October 9South Dakota
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 7–6
October 16at Kansas State
L 0–13
October 23at Michigan State
L 7–21
October 30 No. 14 Santa Clara
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 0–38
November 6at No. 13 Villanova
L 7–25
November 13Iowa State
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 0–3
November 20Duquesne
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 13–6
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1937 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. "Murray Leaves Marquette; Gets Post at Virginia". The Atlanta Constitution. February 14, 1937. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Name Driscoll Marquette U. Coach Today". Chicago Tribune. March 8, 1937. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
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