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1954 Marquette

3–⁠5–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Marquette in 1954, game by game: lost at No. 10 Wisconsin 14–52; lost vs. Miami (OH) 26–27; lost vs. Cincinnati 13–30; won at Holy Cross 19–14; tied vs. Fordham 14–14; won at Detroit Mercy 14–13; lost vs. Boston College 7–13; won at Pacific 19–13; lost at Michigan State 10–40+7−38Lost 14–52 at No. 10 Wisconsin-38No. 10 WisconsinLost 26–27 vs. Miami (OH)-1Miami (OH)Lost 13–30 vs. Cincinnati-17CincinnatiWon 19–14 at Holy Cross+5Holy CrossTied 14–14 vs. Fordham0FordhamWon 14–13 at Detroit Mercy+1Detroit MercyLost 7–13 vs. Boston College-6Boston CollegeWon 19–13 at Pacific+6PacificLost 10–40 at Michigan State-30Michigan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25at10WisconsinL 14–⁠5234%
Oct 2vsMiami (OH)L 26–⁠2759%
Oct 9vsCincinnatiL 13–⁠3047%
Oct 16atHoly CrossW 19–⁠1449%
Oct 23vsFordhamT 14–⁠1467%
Oct 29atDetroit MercyW 14–⁠1350%
Nov 5vsBoston CollegeL 7–⁠1355%
Nov 13atPacificW 19–⁠1340%
Nov 20atMichigan StateL 10–⁠4034%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan State 40–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 50 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
136–⁠216
Coach
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Elo
1493 −57 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−8.2 No. 83 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1955

The 1955 draft
Rd 1Ron Drzewiecki RBChicago Bears