1947 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

1947 Marquette Hilltoppers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	Frank Murray (17th season)
Home stadium	Marquette Stadium

1947 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					9	–	0	–	0
Youngstown			–					8	–	2	–	0
Michigan State			–					7	–	2	–	0
Ball State			–					5	–	1	–	2
Ohio Wesleyan			–					6	–	2	–	1
Wayne			–					5	–	2	–	0
Dayton			–					6	–	3	–	0
Washington University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Detroit			–					6	–	4	–	0
Bowling Green			–					5	–	5	–	0
Xavier			–					4	–	4	–	1
Marquette			–					4	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan			–					2	–	5	–	1
Valparaiso			–					2	–	5	–	1
Michigan State Normal			–					1	–	6	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University during the 1947 college football season. In its 17th season under head coach Frank Murray, the team compiled a 4–5 record and was outscored by a total of 223 to 185.^[1]

Marquette was ranked at No. 67 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	South Dakota	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 33–6	12,000	[3]
October 3	Saint Louis	Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO	W 27–23	10,486	[4]
October 11	Detroit	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 41–18	17,000	[5]
October 18	San Francisco	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 13–34	13,000	[6]
October 25	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 12–35	45,000	[7]
November 1	at Michigan State	Macklin Field East Lansing, MI	L 7–13	23,856	[8]
November 8	Villanova	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 7–25	12,000	[9]
November 15	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 6–48	15,000	[10]
November 22	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 39–21	14,500	[11]

References

1. "1947 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Herb Bechtold (September 28, 1947). "Marquette Hilltoppers Blast South Dakota 33–6". The Daily Argus Leader. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Marquette Rally Beats Billikens". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 4, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Marshall Dann (October 12, 1947). "Marquette Stuns Titans". Detroit Free Press. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Marquette Suffers First Loss, Bows to San Francisco, 34–13". Wisconsin State Journal. October 19, 1947. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Hank Casserly (October 26, 1947). "Wisconsin Badgers Rip Marquette 35 to 12 Before 45,000 Gridiron Fans". The Capital Times. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
8. W. W. Edgar (November 2, 1947). "Power Pays for Spartans". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Villanova Tops Marquette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 9, 1947. pp. S1, S5 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Indiana Raps Marquette, 48–6". The Indianapolis Star. November 16, 1947. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Abe Chanin (November 23, 1947). "Marquette's Hilltoppers Topple Wildcats, 39–21". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1A, 1B – via Newspapers.com.