1934 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team

1934 Marquette Golden Avalanche football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	Frank Murray (13th season)
Home stadium	Marquette Stadium

1934 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan State			–					8	–	1	–	0
Wayne			–					7	–	1	–	0
Western State Teachers (MI)			–					7	–	1	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					5	–	2	–	0
Notre Dame			–					6	–	3	–	0
Central State (MI)			–					5	–	3	–	0
Detroit			–					5	–	3	–	1
DePaul			–					4	–	3	–	0
Saint Louis			–					3	–	3	–	2
Marquette			–					4	–	5	–	0
Haskell			–					3	–	6	–	1
Missouri Mines			–					2	–	6	–	0
Wittenberg			–					2	–	7	–	0

The 1934 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In its 13th season under head coach Frank Murray, the team compiled a 4–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 129 to 104.^[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	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29		at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 12–21	25,000	[2]
October 6		at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 0–3	19,588	[3]
October 12		Kansas State	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 27–20	10,000	[4]
October 20		Centre	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 19–6	12,000	[5]
October 27		Temple	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 6–28	15,000	[6]
November 3		at Michigan State	College Field East Lansing, MI	L 7–13	13,000	[7]
November 9	8:15 p.m.	at Saint Louis	Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO	W 14–0	10,000	[8][9]
November 17		at Creighton	Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE	W 38–0		[10]
November 24		Detroit	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 6–13	9,000	[11]
All times are in Central time

References

1. "1934 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
2. Wilfrid Smith (September 30, 1934). "Northwestern Beats Marquette, 21-12". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Henry J. McCormick (October 7, 1934). "Badgers Win in Final Second, 3-0: Mario Pacetti Boots Place Kick to Nip Marquette". The Wisconsin State Journal. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Wildcat Threat Shown in Rally". The Manhattan Mercury. October 13, 1934. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Marquette Wins Over Centre by 19-6 Score". The Eau Claire Leader. October 21, 1934. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Fred Byrod (October 28, 1934). "Owls Trounce Marquette: Owls Ride Roughshod Over Marquette as 15,000 Watch". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Spartans Hard Pressed to Vanquish Marquette". Detroit Free Press. November 4, 1934. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Gould, James M. (November 9, 1934). "Billikens Face Versatile Marquette Eleven Tonight". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 3C. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Marquette Spoils Undefeated Billiken Record With 14-0 Triumph". The St. Louis Star-Times. November 10, 1934. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Marquette Is Winner Over Bluejays, 38-0: Creighton Gridders No Match For Powerful Invaders; Guepe Brothers Star". The Omaha Sunday Bee-News. November 18, 1934. pp. 1B, 4B – via Newspapers.com.
11. "66-Yard Detroit March Defeats Marquette, 13-6". The Capital Times. November 25, 1934 – via Newspapers.com.