Michigan at Marquette
Saturday, September 23, 1944 Share
Michigan beat Marquette 14–0. It was their second meeting; Michigan leads the series 2–0.
FinalAttendance 18,000
In the newspapers

Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, September 24, 1944, page 13
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NJ Is Held % 90 Tie In First Half Wolverines Stopped Foot Shy Of Score MICHIGAN 0 MARQUETTE 0 MILWAUKEE, Sept. 23-Michigan engaged in the first night game in its football history tonight, with the Hilltoppers OF Marquette furnishing the opposition. 1t is Michigan’s second start this year. The Wolverines hold a decision over the Iowa Preflight Seahawks. Marquette is making its debut of the 1914 season. Coach Fritz Crisler started Eugene Derricotte at left half in place of Bill Culligan. Culligan, who tossed two touchdown passes last week, is sure TO be in before long. This is the second game between these two institutions. In the other one, played in 1909, Michigan won, 8 10

The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, September 25, 1944, page 2 (results column)
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FOOTBALL SCORES !. Following are the final scores of principal football games played over the weekend: Pittsburgh, 26; West Virginia, 13 Great Lakes, 27; Purdue, Is. Illinois, 26, Indiana, Is. Arkansas, T; Missouri, 6. Atlantic City Naval Air Station, }; Swarthmore, o. Bucknell, IA; Muhlenburg, 0. Denison, 40; Ohio Wesleyan, G. Second Air Force, 78; Whitman, 0. Iowa Navy, 19; Minnesota, 13. Oklahoma A & M, 41; West Texas, G. Duke, 6l; Richmond, T. Wake Forest, ‘; North Carolina Michigan, 14; Marquette, 0. Colorado College, CT; Washburn, Texas A & M, 39; Bryan Air field, O. University of Washington, 3l; Willamette, O. UCLA, l3; use, l3; tied. California, 31; St. Mary’s, T. Green Bay Packers, 42; Chicago Bears, 28 Cleveland Rams, 30; Pittsburgh Chicago Combination, 23 Portland Rockets, 39; Oakland Hornets, O. Los Angeles Mustangs, 20; Los Angeles Wildcats, ‘.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Michigan 64% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Michigan–Marquette gameMichigan leads 2–0 in two meetings.
| 1944 | Michigan 14, Marquette 0 | |
| 1909 | Michigan 6, Marquette 5 |
Around this game
Michigan
- Next gamevs. IndianaSept. 30, 1944
- SeasonMichigan in 1944
- ProgramMichigan history and records
Marquette
- Next gameat PurdueSept. 30, 1944
- SeasonMarquette in 1944
- ProgramMarquette history and records
