1956 Marquette Warriors football team

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1956 Marquette Warriors football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–9
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette 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 college 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at DetroitL 7–2012,320 [2]
September 29at WisconsinL 0–4152,700[3]
October 6at TulsaL 0–5413,718
October 13Boston CollegeL 19–2612,600
October 20Pacific (CA)
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 6–2816,100
October 27Cincinnati
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 13–3312,000
November 3at IndianaL 13–1921,000[4]
November 10Kansas State
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 14–4110,300
November 18at Holy CrossL 0–417,000[5]

References

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  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. ^ Charles Bartlett (September 30, 1956). "Badgers Romp To 41–0 Victory". Chicago Tribune. pp. 2–1, 2–5 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Kurt Freudenthal (November 4, 1956). "Indiana Drops Marquette, 19–13". The Terre Haute Tribune. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Keane, Clif (November 19, 1956). "Holy Cross Wallops Marquette, 41 to 0". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.