1945 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

1945 Marquette Hilltoppers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4–1
Head coach	Thomas E. Stidham (5th season)
Home stadium	Marquette Stadium

1945 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan State Normal			–					5	–	0	–	1
Central Michigan			–					6	–	1	–	0
Miami (OH)			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Detroit			–					6	–	3	–	0
Great Lakes Navy			–					6	–	4	–	1
Michigan State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Akron			–					5	–	4	–	0
Marquette			–					5	–	4	–	1
Bowling Green			–					4	–	3	–	0
Western Michigan			–					4	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	4	–	0
Ohio			–					3	–	4	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan			–					3	–	4	–	0
Carthage			–					2	–	3	–	0
Wayne			–					2	–	5	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University during the 1945 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Tom Stidham, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 238 to 156. The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 13–14
September 29	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 13–40
October 6	vs. Villanova	Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY	L 0–6
October 13	Kansas State	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 55–13
October 20	Great Lakes Navy	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 27–37
October 27	at Michigan State	Macklin Field East Lansing, MI	T 13–13
November 3	Detroit	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 32–14	9,000
November 10	Kansas	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 26–0
November 17	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 19–13
November 24	Saint Louis	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 40–6