1953 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

The 1953 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1953 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Lisle Blackbourn, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 196 to 108.[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

1953 Marquette Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
1953 record6–3–1
Head coachLisle Blackbourn (4th season)
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
1953 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Notre Dame      9 0 1
Cincinnati      9 1 0
Youngstown      7 1 0
Washington University      7 2 0
Wabash      6 2 1
Marquette      6 3 1
Baldwin–Wallace      4 4 0
Wayne      3 4 1
Dayton      3 5 1
Xavier      2 7 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 19South Dakota StateW 46–13
September 26Cincinnati
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, MI
W 31–7
October 3at No. 16 WisconsinL 11–13
October 10at IndianaL 20–21
October 17at ArizonaW 14–0
October 24Pacific (CA)
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, MI
T 20–20
October 31at Boston UniversityBoston, MAW 7–6
November 7Detroit
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, MI
W 19–0
November 14at Holy CrossW 13–7
November 21at No. 3 Michigan State
L 15–21
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1953 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
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