1959 Marquette Warriors football team

1959 Marquette Warriors football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
1959 Midwestern major college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Detroit   –   6 – 4 – 0
No. 17 Notre Dame   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marquette   –   3 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP poll

The 1959 Marquette Warriors football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1959 college football season. In its fifth non-consecutive season under head coach Lisle Blackbourn, the team compiled a 3–7 record and was outscored by a total of 214 to 172.[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Pittsburgh
L 15–2115,125[2]
September 26Detroit
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 0–144,165[3]
October 3at No. 12 Wisconsin
L 6–4447,970
October 10at Indiana
L 13–3330,000
October 17at Pacific (CA)
L 13–2220,800
October 25at Boston College
L 0–1617,000
October 31Oklahoma State
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
L 12–1815,300
November 7North Dakota State
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 48–07,200[4]
November 14at Cincinnati
W 35–3414,000
November 21Holy Cross
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 30–1212,136
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5]

Notable players

References

  1. ^ "1959 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  2. ^ Roy McHugh (September 20, 1959). "Ditka Catches Winning Pass at Marquette". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 1, section 8. Retrieved August 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Marshall Dann (September 27, 1959). "U-D Downs Marquette in Mud". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Marquette finally wins!". Chicago Tribune. November 8, 1959. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1959-60 Marquette Golden Eagles; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
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