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1945 Marquette

5–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Tom Stidham.

Schedule and results

Marquette in 1945, game by game: lost at Purdue 13–14; lost at Wisconsin 13–40; lost vs. Villanova 0–6; won vs. Kansas State 55–13; lost vs. Great Lakes Navy 27–37; tied at Michigan State 13–13; won vs. Detroit Mercy 32–14; won vs. Kansas 26–0; won at Kentucky 19–13; won vs. Saint Louis 40–6+42−27Lost 13–14 at Purdue-1PurdueLost 13–40 at Wisconsin-27WisconsinLost 0–6 vs. Villanova-6VillanovaWon 55–13 vs. Kansas State+42Kansas StateLost 27–37 vs. Great Lakes Navy-10Great Lakes NavyTied 13–13 at Michigan State0Michigan StateWon 32–14 vs. Detroit Mercy+18Detroit MercyWon 26–0 vs. Kansas+26KansasWon 19–13 at Kentucky+6KentuckyWon 40–6 vs. Saint Louis+34Saint Louis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22atPurdueL 13–⁠1426%
Sep 29atWisconsinL 13–⁠4040%
Oct 6vsVillanovaL 0–⁠643%
Oct 13vsKansas StateW 55–⁠1368%
Oct 20vsGreat Lakes NavyL 27–⁠3754%
Oct 27atMichigan StateT 13–⁠1322%
Nov 3vsDetroit MercyW 32–⁠1443%
Nov 10vsKansasW 26–⁠062%
Nov 17atKentuckyW 19–⁠1348%
Nov 24vsSaint LouisW 40–⁠665%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Saint Louis 40–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 50 on file).

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 1945.

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
238–⁠156
Coach
Tom Stidham
Elo
1483 +59 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
6.3 No. 31 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1946

The 1946 draft
Rd 1Johnny Strzykalski BGreen Bay Packers