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1954 Marquette Warriors football team

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1954 Marquette Warriors football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Omaha     10 0 0
No. 4 Notre Dame     9 1 0
Wabash     7 1 1
Cincinnati     8 2 0
Youngstown     7 2 0
Washington University     6 3 0
Carthage     5 3 0
Dayton     5 5 0
Marquette     3 5 1
Wayne     3 5 1
John Carroll     3 5 0
Rose Poly     2 5 0
Drake     2 7 0
Xavier     2 8 0
Baldwin–Wallace     1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Marquette Warriors football team represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1954 college football season. In its first season under head coach Frosty Ferzacca, the Warriors compiled a 3–5–1 record and were outscored 216 to 136. The team played home games at Marquette Stadium, sometimes referred to as Hilltop Stadium, west of campus, in Milwaukee.

Previously the head coach at Green Bay West High School for nine seasons, Ferzacca was hired in late January.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at No. 10 WisconsinL 14–5252,819
October 2Miami (OH)L 26–2715,000[2]
October 9Cincinnati
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 13–3016,000[3]
October 16at Holy CrossW 19–1410,000 [4]
October 23Fordhamdagger
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
T 14–1419,500
October 29at DetroitW 14–138,275[5]
November 5Boston College
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 7–1315,000[6]
November 13at Pacific (CA)W 19–1310,000
November 20at Michigan StateL 10–4039,354
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Marquette hires F.L. Ferzacca". Ludington Daily News. (Michigan). Associated Press. January 27, 1954. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Marquette Upset, 27-26, by Miami (O.)". Chicago Tribune. October 3, 1954. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Warriors Bow 30 to 13". The Racine Journal-Times. October 10, 1954. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Keane, Clif (October 17, 1954). "H.C. Loses, 19-14 as Marquette Gets 3 in Fourth Period". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Holy Cross Bows, 19-14, to Marquette". Sunday Democrat and Times. Davenport, Iowa. United Press. October 17, 1954. p. 42.
  5. ^ Marshall Dann (October 30, 1954). "Titans Kicked into Defeat: Marquette Hangs On to Win, 14-13". Detroit Free Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Marquette Beaten 13-7 In Final Home Grid Game". The Journal Times (WI). November 6, 1954. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1954 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2019.