1937 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team

The 1937 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In its first season under head coach Paddy Driscoll, the team compiled a 3–6 record and was outscored by a total of 124 to 48.^[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

1937 Marquette Golden Avalanche football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–6
Head coach	Paddy Driscoll (1st season)
Home stadium	Marquette Stadium
Seasons ← 1936 1938 →

1937 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan State			–					8	–	2	–	0
Akron			–					7	–	2	–	0
Central Michigan			–					6	–	2	–	0
DePaul			–					5	–	1	–	2
Wayne			–					6	–	2	–	0
No. T–9 Notre Dame			–					6	–	2	–	1
Detroit			–					7	–	3	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					5	–	2	–	1
Western State Teachers			–					5	–	3	–	0
Michigan Tech			–					4	–	3	–	0
Xavier			–					4	–	5	–	1
Marquette			–					3	–	6	–	0
Haskell			–					2	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

In February 1937, Frank Murray resigned as Marquette's head football coach after 15 years in the position; Murray left to accept the same position at the University of Virginia.^[2] Three weeks later, Marquette hired Paddy Driscoll as its new coach.^[3] Driscoll had previously played both Major League Baseball and in the National Football League; he was later inducted into both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fames.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Ripon	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 14–0		[4]
October 2	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 0–12	30,942	[5]
October 8	South Dakota	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 7–6	8,000	[6]
October 16	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 0–13	3,500	[7]
October 23	at Michigan State	Macklin Field East Lansing, MI	L 7–21	15,000	[8]
October 30	vs. No. 14 Santa Clara	Soldier Field Chicago, IL	L 0–38	40,000	[9]
November 6	at No. 13 Villanova	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	L 7–25	12,000	[10]
November 13	Iowa State	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 0–3	8,000	[11]
November 20	Duquesne	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 13–6	7,000	[12][13]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game