1944 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

The 1944 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Thomas E. Stidham, the team compiled a 1–7 record and was outscored by a total of 191 to 73. The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

1944 Marquette Hilltoppers football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–7
Head coach	Thomas E. Stidham (4th season)
Home stadium	Marquette Stadium

1944 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Miami (OH)			–					8	–	1	–	0
Michigan State			–					6	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	0
Central Michigan			–					5	–	2	–	0
Wichita			–					5	–	2	–	1
Bowling Green			–					5	–	3	–	0
Western Michigan			–					4	–	3	–	0
Wayne			–					1	–	1	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan			–					1	–	8	–	1
Marquette			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Michigan	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 0–14	18,000
September 30	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium Lafayette, IN	L 7–40	15,500
October 7	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 2–21	27,000
October 14	Lawrence	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 45–0	5,000
October 22	Lincoln AAF	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 12–13	10,000
October 29	No. 6 Iowa Pre-Flight	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 0–26	8,000
November 5	No. 14 Great Lakes Navy	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 7–45	12,000
November 18	at No. 13 Great Lakes Navy	Ross Field Great Lakes, IL	L 0–32	25,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game