1940 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

1940 Marquette Hilltoppers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Paddy Driscoll (4th season)
Home stadium	Marquette Stadium

1940 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wayne			–					4	–	1	–	3
Detroit			–					7	–	2	–	0
Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	0
Xavier			–					7	–	3	–	0
Ohio			–					5	–	2	–	2
Dayton			–					6	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					5	–	3	–	1
Wichita			–					6	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan			–					4	–	3	–	1
Marquette			–					4	–	4	–	0
Michigan State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Ohio Wesleyan			–					2	–	4	–	3
Akron			–					2	–	5	–	2
Western State Teachers (MI)			–					2	–	5	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					1	–	5	–	1
Miami (OH)			–					0	–	7	–	1

The 1940 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Paddy Driscoll, the team compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 99 to 95.^[1]

Marquette was ranked at No. 82 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.^[2]

The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

On November 23, 1940, with two games remaining on the schedule, Marquette announced that Paddy Driscoll's resignation as coach had been received and accepted. In announcing the resignation, the university stated: "This action was taken for personal reasons, independent of any winning or losing record."^[3] Driscoll compiled a 10–23–1 in four years as Marquette's coach.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 5	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 19–33	35,000	[4]
October 11	Iowa State	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 41–25	15,000	[5]
October 19	at Creighton	Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE	T 27–27		[6]
October 26	Texas Tech	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 13–20	8,000	[7]
November 2	at Duquesne	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–14	14,218	[8]
November 9	at Manhattan	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 41–45	6,000	[9]
November 16	Michigan State	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 7–6	10,000	[10]
November 23	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 0–19	10,000	[11]
November 30	at Arizona	Varsity Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 14–17	9,000	[12]
Homecoming

References

1. "1940 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Driscoll Resigns As Marquette Grid Coach". The Sheboygan Press. November 23, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Sophs Pace Badgers 33-19 Triumph". Wisconsin State Journal. October 6, 1940. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Marquette Tramples Over Iowa State, 41-25". Wisconsin State Journal. October 12, 1940. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bluejays Wing Back from 20-7 Deficit to Tie Marquette, 27 to 27". Sunday World-Herald. October 20, 1940. pp. 1B, 4B – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Texas Tech Nicks Marquette, 20-13, on Last Minute Touchdown". The Capital Times. October 27, 1940. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Eddie Beachler (November 3, 1940). "Duquesne Passes Trip Marquette, 14-0". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Frank Hancock (November 10, 1940). "Manhattan Outscores Marquette, 45 to 41". New York Daily News. p. 37C – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Apolskis Runs 70 Yards and Hilltops Win". The Capital Times. November 17, 1940. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
11. W. W. Edgar (November 24, 1940). "U. of D.'s Powerful Ground Attack Crushes Disorganized Marquette: Al Ghesquiere Leads Titans to 19-0 Victory". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Wildcats Hold Avalanche and Get 17-14 Win: Breathless Finish Leaves Hysteria in Stands As Season Ends". The Arizona Daily Star. December 1, 1940. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.