1927 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team

1927 Marquette Golden Avalanche football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Frank Murray (6th season)
Home stadium	Marquette Stadium

1927 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
September 24	St. Viator	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 29–0		[2]
October 1	Lawrence	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 9–0		[3]
October 8	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 12–21		[4]
October 15	at Oklahoma A&M	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 0–8	8,000	[5]
October 22	at Creighton	Omaha, NE	L 0–14	10,000	[6][7]
October 29	at Grinnell	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 31–0	10,000	[8]
November 5	at Saint Louis	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO	W 26–0	7,000	[9]
November 12	Holy Cross	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 12–6	10,000	[10]
November 24	Iowa State	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 34–0	15,000	[11]

References

1. "1927 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
2. "Marquette Whips St. Viator 29-0". The Decatur Review. September 25, 1927. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Lawrence Is Played By Marquette Today". Mansfield News-Herald. October 1, 1927. p. 6.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. Howard Wolff (October 23, 1927). "Bluejays Crush Gold Avalanche: Homecomers See Mighty Offense Score 14 Points". Sunday World-Herald. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Victory of Blue Eleven Play by Play". Sunday World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. October 23, 1927. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Pioneers Easy for Marquette: Lose 31-0 Game at Milwaukee". Des Moines Sunday Register. October 30, 1927. p. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
9. 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.
10. "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.
11. "Marquette Trims Ames in Season's Final, 34-0". The Des Moines Register. November 25, 1927. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.