1927 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team
American college football season
1927 Marquette Golden Avalanche football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 6–3 |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Marquette Stadium |
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No. 4 Notre Dame | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball Teachers | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan Tech | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Haskell | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Carroll | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lombard | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (IL) | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois State | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from Dickinson System |
The 1927 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Frank Murray, the team compiled a 6–3 record, shut out five of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 153 to 49.[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.
Frank Murray was Marquette's head football coach for 19 years and was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 24 | St. Viator | W 29–0 | [2] | ||
October 1 | Lawrence |
| W 9–0 | [3] | |
October 8 | at Army | L 12–21 | [4] | ||
October 15 | at Oklahoma A&M | L 0–8 | 8,000 | [5] | |
October 22 | at Creighton | Omaha, NE | L 0–14 | 10,000 | [6][7] |
October 29 | at Grinnell |
| W 31–0 | 10,000 | [8] |
November 5 | at Saint Louis | W 26–0 | 7,000 | [9] | |
November 12 | Holy Cross |
| W 12–6 | 10,000 | [10] |
November 24 | Iowa State |
| W 34–0 | 15,000 | [11] |
References
- ^ "1927 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ "Marquette Whips St. Viator 29-0". The Decatur Review. September 25, 1927. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lawrence Is Played By Marquette Today". Mansfield News-Herald. October 1, 1927. p. 6.
- ^ "Golden Avalanche Halted by Army Eleven, 21 to 12: Marquette Offers Stubborn Opposition But is Forced to Yield in End". The Wisconsin State Journal. October 9, 1927. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fighting Aggies Turn on Marquette in 8 to 0 Victory: Staunch Line and Driving Offense Wins for A. and M." The Daily O'Collegian. Stillwater, Oklahoma. October 16, 1927. pp. 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Howard Wolff (October 23, 1927). "Bluejays Crush Gold Avalanche: Homecomers See Mighty Offense Score 14 Points". Sunday World-Herald. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Victory of Blue Eleven Play by Play". Sunday World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. October 23, 1927. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pioneers Easy for Marquette: Lose 31-0 Game at Milwaukee". Des Moines Sunday Register. October 30, 1927. p. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jack Alexander (November 6, 1927). "Marquette's 'Golden Avalanche' Downs St. Louis U., 26-0: Gebert and Leary Lead Attack on Billiken Line in Long Scoring Drives". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marquette Grid Machine Bumps Holy Cross, 12-6: Eastern Eleven's Passing Attack Fails". Chicago Tribune. November 13, 1927. p. II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marquette Trims Ames in Season's Final, 34-0". The Des Moines Register. November 25, 1927. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.