1955 Marquette Warriors football team

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1955 Marquette Warriors football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ferris Institute     6 1 0
No. 9 Notre Dame     8 2 0
Xavier     7 2 0
Carthage     6 2 0
Wabash     5 3 1
Michigan Tech     4 3 0
Washington University     5 4 0
Drake     4 4 0
Youngstown     4 5 0
Dayton     3 6 0
Marquette     2 6 1
Baldwin–Wallace     2 6 0
Cincinnati     1 6 2
Rose Poly     1 6 1
Northern Michigan     0 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Marquette Warriors football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1955 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Frosty Ferzacca, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record and was outscored by a total of 194 to 77.[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at WisconsinL 14–2853,359
October 1TulsaW 13–014,000
October 8Kansas State
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 0–4213,500
October 15at CincinnatiL 12–13
October 21at No. 17 Boston CollegeT 13–1318,324
October 29 No. 7 West Virginia
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 0–3916,000[2]
November 5Detroit
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 7–2010,000[3]
November 12Holy Cross
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 18–68,500[4]
November 19at No. 3 Michigan StateL 0–3341,814[5]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1955 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "West Virginia romps, 39 to 0, at Marquette". Chicago Tribune. October 30, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ George Puscas (November 6, 1955). "Marquette Mashed: Titans Find Way To Goal; Win, 20-7". Detroit Free Press. pp. D1, D6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Cromie, Robert (November 13, 1955). "Holy Cross Is Upset, 18 to 6, by Marquette". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Chicago, Ill. sect. 2, p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ George S. Alderton (November 20, 1955). "California, It's Those SPARTANS --- Again! Bowl-Bound Michigan State Takes Care of Marquette in Finale, 33 to 0". Lansing State Journal. pp. 67, 68 – via Newspapers.com.