1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team

1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 6–16 vs. TCU
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
DePaul     7 2 0
No. 20 Marquette     7 2 0
Michigan State     6 1 2
Michigan State Normal     6 2 0
Akron     6 2 1
No. 8 Notre Dame     6 2 1
Wayne     5 2 1
Detroit     7 3 0
Xavier     6 4 0
Saint Louis     5 4 1
Central Michigan     3 4 1
Western State Teachers (MI)     2 5 0
Haskell     1 6 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In its 15th and final season under head coach Frank Murray, the team compiled a 7–2 record (7–1 in the regular season) and outscored opponents by a total of 136 to 60.[1] The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

In the post-season, Marquette played TCU in the inaugural Cotton Bowl Classic, losing to by a 16–6 score. Marquette led, 6–3, in the first quarter, but TCU quarterback Sammy Baugh threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to give TCU the lead.[2]

Marquette was led by quarterback Ray Buivid. Buivid finished third in the voting for the 1936 Heisman Trophy and later became the first quarterback to throw five touchdown passes in a National Football League game. Arthur Guepe also starred in the backfield for the 1936 Marquette team. Guepe returned a punt 60 yards in the 1937 Cotton Bowl, the first touchdown in Cotton Bowl history.

  1. ^ "1936 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
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