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1956 Marquette Warriors football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–9
Head coach
Home stadium Marquette Stadium
Seasons
←  1955
1957 →
1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Miami (FL)   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 16 Navy   –   6 – 1 – 2
No. 8 Syracuse   –   7 – 2 – 0
Air Force   –   6 – 2 – 1
Penn State   –   6 – 2 – 1
No. 13 Pittsburgh   –   7 – 3 – 1
Pacific (CA)   –   6 – 3 – 1
Army   –   5 – 3 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 3 – 1
Villanova   –   5 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   5 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   4 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   4 – 6 – 0
Drake   –   3 – 6 – 0
San Jose State   –   2 – 7 – 1
Texas Tech   –   2 – 7 – 1
Notre Dame   –   2 – 8 – 0
Boston University   –   1 – 5 – 2
Marquette   –   0 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Marquette Warriors football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach John F. Druze, the team compiled a 0–9 record and was outscored by a total of 303 to 72. [1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Detroit
L 7–2012,320 [2]
September 29at Wisconsin
L 0–4152,700
October 6at Tulsa
L 0–5413,718
October 13 Boston College
L 19–2612,600
October 20 Pacific (CA)
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 6–2816,100
October 27 Cincinnati
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 13–3312,000
November 3at Indiana
L 13–1921,000 [3]
November 10 Kansas State
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 14–4110,300
November 18at Holy Cross
L 0–417,000 [4]

References

  1. ^ "1956 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  2. ^ George Puscas (September 23, 1956). "Ex-Marines Carry Titans Over the Top". Detroit Free Press. pp. D1, D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Kurt Freudenthal (November 4, 1956). "Indiana Drops Marquette, 19–13". The Terre Haute Tribune. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Keane, Clif (November 19, 1956). "Holy Cross Wallops Marquette, 41 to 0". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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