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1955 Marquette

2–⁠6–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Marquette in 1955, game by game: lost at Wisconsin 14–28; won vs. Tulsa 13–0; lost vs. Kansas State 0–42; lost at Cincinnati 12–13; tied at Boston College 13–13; lost vs. West Virginia 0–39; lost vs. Detroit Mercy 7–20; won vs. Holy Cross 18–6; lost at Michigan State 0–33+13−42Lost 14–28 at Wisconsin-14WisconsinWon 13–0 vs. Tulsa+13TulsaLost 0–42 vs. Kansas State-42Kansas StateLost 12–13 at Cincinnati-1CincinnatiTied 13–13 at Boston College0Boston CollegeLost 0–39 vs. West Virginia-39West VirginiaLost 7–20 vs. Detroit Mercy-13Detroit MercyWon 18–6 vs. Holy Cross+12Holy CrossLost 0–33 at Michigan State-33Michigan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atWisconsinL 14–⁠2826%
Oct 1vsTulsaW 13–⁠070%
Oct 8vsKansas StateL 0–⁠4267%
Oct 15atCincinnatiL 12–⁠1344%
Oct 21atBoston CollegeT 13–⁠1325%
Oct 29vsWest VirginiaL 0–⁠3926%
Nov 5vsDetroit MercyL 7–⁠2057%
Nov 12vsHoly CrossW 18–⁠646%
Nov 19atMichigan StateL 0–⁠3312%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan State 33–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 50 on file).

Record
2–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
77–⁠194
Coach
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Elo
1415 −80 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−10.2 No. 88 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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