Marquette Golden Avalanche football
| Marquette Golden Avalanche football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1892 |
| Last season | 1960, 57 years ago |
| Stadium |
Marquette Stadium (Capacity: 24,000) |
| Field surface | Grass |
| Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| All-time record | 349–280–39 (.552) |
| Bowl record | 0–1 (.000) |
| Colors |
Blue and Gold[1] |
- For information on all Marquette University sports, see Marquette Golden Eagles
The Marquette Golden Avalanche football program was the intercollegiate American football team for Marquette University of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The first team was fielded in 1892, and the name was changed in 1954 to the Warriors.[2] Citing financial issues,[3] the program was discontinued by the university in December 1960.[4][5][6][7]
"Hilltoppers" was an informal nickname attached to Marquette football.[8]
History
The 1936 Golden Avalanche had a 7–1 regular season record with a top 20 ranking. They were invited to the first Cotton Bowl Classic in January 1937 in Dallas, against Texas Christian University of nearby Fort Worth. The Horned Frogs were led by quarterback Sammy Baugh and TCU won by ten points, 16–6,[9] in Marquette's only bowl appearance.
After a winless season in 1956, most of the home games (7 of 9) in 1957 and 1958 were moved from Marquette Stadium to the larger County Stadium,[10] and attendance fell.[11][12][13] The 1957 game against Penn State at County Stadium drew less than 4,800 to the final home game on November 9, as the losing streak reached 18 games.[13][14]
Notable former players
- George Andrie – defensive end, Dallas Cowboys (1962–1972)
- Ray Apolskis – lineman, Chicago Cardinals (1941–1942, 1945–1950)
- LaVern Dilweg – end, Green Bay Packers (1927–1934), also Milwaukee Badgers (1926); attorney and U.S. Congressman (1943–1945)
- Ron Drzewiecki - halfback, Chicago Bears (1955, 1957)
- Thomas A. Manning – attorney and Wisconsin State Assemblyman (1912–1914)
- Gene Ronzani – back, Chicago Bears, (1933–1938, 1944–1945); second head coach of Green Bay Packers (1950–1953)
- Daniel R. Johnson III - Quarterback, Brooklyn Lions, (1936) (13,000 Total Yards in a single season)
- Harold D. Beaton —Center, Chicago Bears (1932); United States Attorney Western District of Michigan (1965-69)
Bowl game appearances
| Season | Date | Bowl | W/L | Opponent | PF | PA | Coach | Notes |
| 1936 | January 1, 1937 | Cotton Bowl | L | TCU | 6 | 16 | Frank Murray | notes |
| Total | 1 bowl game | 0–1 | 6 | 16 |
References
- ↑ "Marquette Athletics Identity Standards" (PDF). Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Marquette Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
- ↑ Hylton, J. Gordon (November 23, 2012). "More on Marquette football". Marquette University Law School. faculty blog. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Save football, alumni aim". Milwaukee Journal. December 10, 1960. p. 14.
- ↑ "Marquette drops football, track". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. December 10, 1960. p. 10.
- ↑ Bolchat, Rel (December 10, 1960). "MU drops football, basketball survives". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 3, part 2.
- ↑ Riordon, Robert J (December 10, 1960). "'We want football!' MUers yell". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 1.
- ↑ "Hot Marquette trims Vandals before 12,000". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 13, 1946. p. 10.
- ↑ Walfroot, Cleon (January 2, 1937). "TCU passes give Hilltop 16–6 beating". Milwaukee Journal. p. 8.
- ↑ "MU '11' will use stadium". Milwaukee Sentinel. April 25, 1957. p. 9, part 3.
- ↑ Tharinger, Dick (January 21, 1962). "Moon Mullins, leaving Marquette, recounts failures and successes". Milwaukee Journal. p. 3.
- ↑ Wolfley, Bob (December 8, 2010). "Marquette whistled football dead 50 years ago". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- 1 2 Bochat, Rel (March 25, 1959). "MU returns to own stadium". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 6, part 2.
- ↑ "Marquette undecided on games at stadium". Milwaukee Journal. March 25, 1959. p. 14, part 2.