1949 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

1949 Marquette Hilltoppers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	Frank Murray (19th season)
Home stadium	Marquette Stadium

1949 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					10	–	0	–	0
Ball State			–					8	–	0	–	0
Xavier			–					10	–	1	–	0
Valparaiso			–					8	–	1	–	1
Washington University			–					7	–	2	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					6	–	2	–	0
Wabash			–					5	–	2	–	1
Dayton			–					6	–	3	–	0
John Carroll			–					6	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Michigan State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Toledo			–					6	–	4	–	0
Youngstown			–					4	–	3	–	1
Bowling Green			–					4	–	5	–	0
Marquette			–					4	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan			–					3	–	4	–	0
Wayne			–					3	–	5	–	0
Indiana State			–					1	–	9	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In its 19th and final season under head coach Frank Murray, the team compiled a 4–5 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 257 to 209. The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	North Dakota State	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 66–0	14,000
September 24	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 0–41
October 1	at Michigan State	Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 7–48	29,992
October 8	Saint Louis	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 62–7
October 15	Detroit	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 24–14	15,000
October 29	Colorado State–Greeley	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 68–13
November 5	South Carolina	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 3–6	15,000
November 12	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 7–41	28,000
November 20	at San Francisco	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 20–39	12,000
Homecoming