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1927 Marquette

6–⁠3, coached by Frank Murray.

Schedule and results

Marquette in 1927, game by game: won vs. St. Viator 29–0; won vs. Lawrence 9–0; lost at Army 12–21; lost at Oklahoma State 0–8; lost at Creighton 0–14; won at Grinnell 31–0; won at Saint Louis 26–0; won vs. Holy Cross 12–6; won vs. Iowa State 34–0+34−14Won 29–0 vs. St. Viator+29St. ViatorWon 9–0 vs. Lawrence+9LawrenceLost 12–21 at Army-9ArmyLost 0–8 at Oklahoma State-8Oklahoma StateLost 0–14 at Creighton-14CreightonWon 31–0 at Grinnell+31GrinnellWon 26–0 at Saint Louis+26Saint LouisWon 12–6 vs. Holy Cross+6Holy CrossWon 34–0 vs. Iowa State+34Iowa State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsSt. ViatorW 29–⁠067%
Oct 1vsLawrenceW 9–⁠070%
Oct 8atArmyL 12–⁠2112%
Oct 15atOklahoma StateL 0–⁠829%
Oct 22atCreightonL 0–⁠1441%
Oct 29atGrinnellW 31–⁠025%
Nov 5atSaint LouisW 26–⁠059%
Nov 12vsHoly CrossW 12–⁠638%
Nov 24vsIowa StateW 34–⁠037%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa State 34–⁠0.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 50 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
153–⁠49
Coach
Frank Murray
Elo
1417 +151 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
7.0 No. 29 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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