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1948 Marquette

2–⁠8, coached by Frank Murray.

Schedule and results

Marquette in 1948, game by game: lost at Iowa 12–14; lost at Detroit Mercy 6–34; won at Saint Louis 47–7; lost at Pittsburgh 7–21; lost vs. Kentucky 0–25; lost at Purdue 9–14; lost at No. 17 Michigan State 0–47; lost at Wisconsin 0–26; won vs. South Dakota 32–0; lost at Arizona 14–24+40−47Lost 12–14 at Iowa-2IowaLost 6–34 at Detroit Mercy-28Detroit MercyWon 47–7 at Saint Louis+40Saint LouisLost 7–21 at Pittsburgh-14PittsburghLost 0–25 vs. Kentucky-25KentuckyLost 9–14 at Purdue-5PurdueLost 0–47 at No. 17 Michigan State-47No. 17 Michigan StateLost 0–26 at Wisconsin-26WisconsinWon 32–0 vs. South Dakota+32South DakotaLost 14–24 at Arizona-10Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atIowaL 12–⁠1440%
Oct 1atDetroit MercyL 6–⁠3430%
Oct 9atSaint LouisW 47–⁠755%
Oct 16atPittsburghL 7–⁠2150%
Oct 23vsKentuckyL 0–⁠2552%
Oct 30atPurdueL 9–⁠1431%
Nov 6at17Michigan StateL 0–⁠4718%
Nov 13atWisconsinL 0–⁠2637%
Nov 20vsSouth DakotaW 32–⁠087%
Nov 27atArizonaL 14–⁠2432%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona 24–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 50 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
127–⁠212
Coach
Frank Murray
Elo
1348 −109 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−10.0 No. 85 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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