1943 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

1943 Marquette Hilltoppers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–4–1
Head coach	Thomas E. Stidham (3rd season)
Home stadium	Marquette Stadium

1943 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan State Normal			–					2	–	0	–	0
DePauw			–					5	–	0	–	1
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					9	–	1	–	0
Miami (OH)			–					7	–	2	–	1
Western Michigan			–					4	–	2	–	0
Bowling Green			–					5	–	3	–	1
Marquette			–					3	–	4	–	1
Central Michigan			–					2	–	3	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan			–					4	–	6	–	0
Xavier			–					1	–	6	–	0
Wayne			–					0	–	3	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In its third season under head coach Thomas E. Stidham, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record and was outscored by a total of 153 to 143.^[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Marquette ranked 23rd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 94.9.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 33–7	22,000	[3]
September 25	Purdue	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 0–21	22,000	[4]
October 3	at Camp Grant	Rockford, IL	T 7–7	11,000	[5]
October 9	Lawrence	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 26–0	8,000	[6]
October 24	Great Lakes Navy	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 7–41	15,000	[7]
October 30	at Denver	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	W 45–6		[8]
November 7	No. 8 Iowa Pre-Flight	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 19–46	3,000	[9]
November 20	at Great Lakes Navy	Ross Field Great Lakes, IL	L 6–25	22,000	[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1943 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
2. Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
3. Hank Casserly (September 19, 1943). "Marquette Mauls Badgers 33-7 In Grid Debut". The Capital Times. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Purdue Beats Hilltops, 21-0: Boilermaker Ground Attack Too Strong". The Wisconsin State Journal. September 26, 1943. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Rudan Scores As Marquette Ties Camp Grant". The Journal Times. October 4, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
6. "Hilltops Trim Lawrence". The Wisconsin State Journal. October 10, 1943. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Great Lakes Wins, 41 to 7, at Marquette". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 25, 1943. pp. 25–26 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Denver Loses To Marquette Avalanche". The Daily Sentinel. October 31, 1943. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Bert McGrane (November 8, 1943). "Seahawks Win Seventh, 46-19". The Des Moines Register. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Sailors Hand Hilltoppers a 25-6 Defeat". Chicago Sunday Tribune. November 21, 1943. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.