1934 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1934
| team = Marquette Golden Avalanche
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 4–5
| head_coach = Frank Murray
| hc_year = 13th
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| stadium = Marquette Stadium
}}
{{1934 Midwestern college football independents records}}
The 1934 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In its 13th season under head coach Frank Murray, the team compiled a 4–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 129 to 104.{{cite web|title=1934 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=April 3, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/marquette/1934-schedule.html}} The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.
Frank Murray was Marquette's head football coach for 19 years and was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983.
Schedule
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|September 29||at|Northwestern|Dyche Stadium|Evanston, IL|L 12–21|25,000|{{cite news|title=Northwestern Beats Marquette, 21-12|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|author=Wilfrid Smith|date=September 30, 1934|pages=II-1, II-5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121294605/northwestern-beats-marquette-21-12/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 6||at|Wisconsin|Camp Randall Stadium|Madison, WI|L 0–3|19,588|{{cite news|title=Badgers Win in Final Second, 3-0: Mario Pacetti Boots Place Kick to Nip Marquette|newspaper=The Wisconsin State Journal|author=Henry J. McCormick|date=October 7, 1934|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121295183/badgers-win-in-final-second-3-0-mario/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|{{dow tooltip|October 12, 1934}}|||Kansas State|Marquette Stadium|Milwaukee, WI|W 27–20|10,000|{{cite news|title=Wildcat Threat Shown in Rally|newspaper=The Manhattan Mercury|date=October 13, 1934|page=3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121296105/wildcat-threat-shown-in-rally/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 20|||Centre|Marquette Stadium|Milwaukee, WI|W 19–6|12,000|{{cite news|title=Marquette Wins Over Centre by 19-6 Score|newspaper=The Eau Claire Leader|date=October 21, 1934|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121295491/marquette-wins-over-centre-by-19-6-score/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 27|||Temple|Marquette Stadium|Milwaukee, WI|L 6–28|15,000|{{cite news|title=Owls Trounce Marquette: Owls Ride Roughshod Over Marquette as 15,000 Watch|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Fred Byrod|date=October 28, 1934|pages=1S, 2S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52076140/owls-trounce-marquette/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 3||at|Michigan State|College Field|East Lansing, MI|L 7–13|13,000|{{cite news|title=Spartans Hard Pressed to Vanquish Marquette|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 4, 1934|page=Sports 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35337110/spartans_hard_pressed_to_vanquish/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|{{dow tooltip|November 9, 1934}}|8:15 p.m.|at|Saint Louis|Walsh Stadium|St. Louis, MO|W 14–0|10,000|{{cite news |last=Gould |first=James M. |title=Billikens Face Versatile Marquette Eleven Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/127889554/ |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=November 9, 1934 |page=3C |access-date=July 9, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news|title=Marquette Spoils Undefeated Billiken Record With 14-0 Triumph|newspaper=The St. Louis Star-Times|date=November 10, 1934|page=Sports 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97647667/marquette-spoils-undefeated-billiken/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 17||at|Creighton|Creighton Stadium|Omaha, NE|W 38–0||{{cite news|title=Marquette Is Winner Over Bluejays, 38-0: Creighton Gridders No Match For Powerful Invaders; Guepe Brothers Star|newspaper=The Omaha Sunday Bee-News|date=November 18, 1934|pages=1B, 4B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121295801/marquette-is-winner-over-bluejays/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 24|||Detroit|Marquette Stadium|Milwaukee, WI|L 6–13|9,000|{{cite news|title=66-Yard Detroit March Defeats Marquette, 13-6|newspaper=The Capital Times|date=November 25, 1934|page=|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121100122/66-yard-detroit-march-defeats/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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References
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