1936 Marquette

7–⁠2, coached by Frank Murray, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Marquette in 1936, game by game: won at Wisconsin 12–6; won vs. Saint Louis 32–6; won vs. Kansas State 13–0; won at Michigan State 13–7; won vs. No. 20 Saint Mary’s (CA) 20–6; won at Creighton 7–6; won vs. Ole Miss 33–0; lost at No. 20 Duquesne 0–13; lost vs. No. 18 TCU 6–16+33−13Won 12–6 at Wisconsin+6WisconsinWon 32–6 vs. Saint Louis+26Saint LouisWon 13–0 vs. Kansas State+13Kansas StateWon 13–7 at Michigan State+6Michigan StateWon 20–6 vs. No. 20 Saint Mary’s (CA)+14No. 20 Saint Mary’s (C…Won 7–6 at Creighton+1CreightonWon 33–0 vs. Ole Miss+33Ole MissLost 0–13 at No. 20 Duquesne-13No. 20 DuquesneLost 6–16 vs. No. 18 TCU-10No. 18 TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3atWisconsinW 12–⁠664%
Oct 10vsSaint LouisW 32–⁠683%
Oct 17vsKansas StateW 13–⁠067%
Oct 24atMichigan StateW 13–⁠738%
Oct 31vs20Saint Mary’s (CA)W 20–⁠661%
Nov 7atCreightonW 7–⁠675%
Nov 14vsOle MissW 33–⁠071%
Nov 21at20DuquesneL 0–⁠1351%
Jan 1vs18TCUCotton BowlL 6–⁠1644%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to TCU 16–⁠6 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll.

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

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 2: 10
  3. Wk 3: 4
  4. Wk 4: 8
  5. Wk 5: 7
  6. Wk 6: 15
  7. Final: 20

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1936.

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
No. 20 peak No. 4
Points
136–⁠60
Coach
Frank Murray
Elo
1636 +60 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
18.4 No. 8 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1937

The 1937 draft
Rd 1Ray Buivid QBChicago Cardinals
Rd 3Arthur Guepe BChicago Cardinals
Rd 4Ward Cuff ENew York Giants