: ''For information on all Marquette University sports, see Marquette Golden Eagles'' The Marquette Golden Avalanche football program, commonly known as the Marquette Hilltoppers from approximately 1940 to 1953 and as the Marquette Warriors from 1954 to 1960, was the intercollegiate

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team for

Marquette University Marquette University () is a private Jesuit research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Established by the Society of Jesus as Marquette College on August 28, 1881, it was founded by John Martin Henni, the first Bishop of the diocese of ...

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. The first team was fielded in 1892. In December 1960, Marquette discontinued intercollegiate football, citing the financial hardships imposed by a program that lost $50,000 in the preceding year.

History

The 1936 Golden Avalanche had a 7–1 regular season record with a top 20 ranking. They were invited to the first

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in January

1937 Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into ...

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, against

Texas Christian University Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private research university in Fort Worth, Texas. It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison and Randolph Clark as the Add-Ran Male & Female College. It is affiliated with the Christian Church (Discipl ...

of nearby

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. The Horned Frogs were led by quarterback

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and TCU won by ten points, in Marquette's only bowl appearance. After a winless season in

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are kille ...

, most of the home games (7 of 9) in

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and

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

were moved from Marquette Stadium to the larger

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, and The 1957 game against Penn State at County Stadium drew fewer than 4,800 to the final home game on November 9, as the losing streak reached

Notable former players

George Andrie George Joseph Andrie (April 20, 1940 – August 21, 2018) was an American professional football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. Prior to his professional career he played college football at Marquette ...

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(

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...

– 1972) * Ray Apolskis – lineman,

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(

1941 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar E ...

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1942 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in w ...

1945 1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat. Events Below, ...

– 1950) *

Wayland Becker Wayland Herman Becker (November 2, 1910 – December 1, 1984) was an American football player. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. Early life Becker was born in Soperton, Wisconsin, and attended Eas ...

– end, Chicago Bears (1934), Brooklyn Dodgers (1934–1935), Green Bay Packers (1936–1938), Pittsburgh Pirates (1939) * Tom Braatz – end / linebacker, Washington Redskins (1957–1958), Los Angeles Rams (1958), Green Bay Packers (1959), Washington Redskins (1959), Dallas Cowboys (1960–1961) * Art Bultman, center, Brooklyn Dodgers (1931), Green Bay Packers (1932–1934) * Ward Cuff – halfback, New York Giants (1937–1945), Chicago Cardinals (1946), Green Bay Packers (1947) * Frank Deig – fullback (1928–1931) *

LaVern Dilweg LaVern Ralph "Lavvie" Dilweg (November 1, 1903 – January 2, 1968) was a professional football player, attorney, and U.S. Congressman from Wisconsin. Football Born and raised in Milwaukee, Dilweg attended its public schools and graduated from ...

– end,

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(

1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 ...

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1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maxi ...

), also Milwaukee Badgers ( 1926); attorney and U.S. Congressman (1943–1945) *

Ron Drzewiecki Ronald John Drzewiecki (January 25, 1933 – November 4, 2015) was a professional football player, a halfback and defensive back in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears in 1955 and 1957. He was selected by Chicago in the first round ...

– halfback,

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(

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijiangs ...

) *

Red Dunn Joseph Aloysius "Red" Dunn (June 21, 1901 – January 15, 1957) was a professional American football player who played running back and was an exceptional punter for eight seasons for the Milwaukee Badgers, Chicago Cardinals, and Green Bay Packers ...

– back, Milwaukee Badgers (1924), Chicago Cardinals (1925–1926), Green Bay Packers (1927–1931) * Earl Evans – lineman, Chicago Cardinals (1925), Chicago Bears (1926–1929) * Swede Johnston – back, Green Bay Packers (1931), Chicago Cardinals (1933), Cincinnati Reds (1934), St. Louis Gunners (1934), Green Bay Packers (1934–1938), Pittsburgh Pirates (1939), Pittsburgh Steelers (1940) * Thomas A. Manning – attorney and Wisconsin State Assemblyman (1912–1914) * Jab Murray – lineman, Green Bay Packers (1921–1924) * Fritz Roeseler – end, Racine Legion (1922–1924), Milwaukee Badgers (1925) * Gene Ronzani – back, Chicago Bears, (

1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...

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1938 Events January * January 1 ** The new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the authoritarian regime. ** State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France ...

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in ...

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); second head coach of

( 1950–

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yugosl ...

) * Carl Schuette – linebacker, Buffalo Bills (1948–1949), Green Bay Packers (1950–1951) * Johnny Sisk – back, Chicago Bears (1932–1936) *

Johnny Strzykalski John Raymond Strzykalski (December 14, 1921 – June 19, 2002) was an American football halfback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted out of Marquette University by the Green Bay Packers in the 1946 ...

– halfback, San Francisco 49ers (1946–1952) * Milt Trost – tackle / end, Chicago Bears (1935–1939), Philadelphia Eagles (1940) *

Whitey Woodin Howard Lee "Whitey" Woodin (January 29, 1894 – February 7, 1974) was an American football player. He played with the Racine Legion and the Green Bay Packers and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Green is the color b ...

– guard, Racine Legion (1922), Green Bay Packers (1922–1931) -style="background: #00386D" align=center , Season, , Date, , Bowl, , W/L, , Opponent, , PF, , PA, , Coach, , Notes

Year by Year

Bowl game appearances

References

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