1921 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

The 1921 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In its fifth and final season under head coach John J. Ryan, the team compiled an 6–2–1 record and shut out five of its nine opponents. The team defeated Michigan Agricultural and the Haskell Indians, but lost to Knute Rockne's Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

1921 Marquette Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Detroit Junior College     6 0 2
Notre Dame     10 1 0
Creighton     8 1 0
Detroit     8 1 0
South Dakota State     7 1 0
Kirksville Osteopaths     6 1 0
Iowa State Teachers     5 1 1
Wabash     7 2 0
Central Michigan     7 2 1
Butler     6 2 0
Western State Normal (MI)     6 2 0
Marquette     6 2 1
DePauw     4 3 0
Haskell     5 4 0
Michigan Mines     1 1 0
North Dakota Agricultural     3 3 1
Saint Louis     4 4 1
Valparaiso     2 2 1
Michigan Agricultural     3 5 0
Northern Illinois State     3 5 0
Earlham     2 4 1
St. Ignatius (OH)     2 6 0
Dayton     1 7 1
Kent State     0 2 1

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Carroll (WI)Milwaukee, WIW 4–0
October 8RiponMilwaukee, WIT 0–0
October 15Campion (WI)Milwaukee, WIW 55–0
October 22at CreightonOmaha, NEL 0–37,000[1]
October 29Michigan AgriculturalMilwaukee, WIW 7–0[2]
November 5HaskellMilwaukee, WIW 40–2[3]
November 12North DakotaMilwaukee, WIW 7–3[4]
November 19Notre DameMilwaukee, WIL 7–2112,000[5]
November 24WabashMilwaukee, WIW 7–0[6]

References

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  1. ^ Pat Dozier (October 23, 1921). "Lane Kicks Creighton to Victory Over Marquette". Sunday World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Aggies Blanked By Marquette: Wisconsin Eleven Defeats Michigan Farmers in Final Quarter, 7 to 0". The Detroit Free Press. October 30, 1921. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Marquette Cops Over Haskell". The Wisconsin State Journal. November 6, 1921. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Goddess of Luck Presents Marquette 'U' With 7 to 0 Victory Over Flickertails". Grand Forks Herald. November 13, 1921. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gold and Blue Defeats Marquette in Stubborn Battle". The South Bend News-Times. November 20, 1921. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Marquette Wins From Wabash in Turkey Day Game". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. November 25, 1921. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.