1952 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

1952 Marquette Hilltoppers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–5–1
Head coach	Lisle Blackbourn (3rd season)
Home stadium	Marquette Stadium

1952 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Michigan State			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 3 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Carthage			–					5	–	2	–	0
Youngstown			–					4	–	3	–	1
Wabash			–					5	–	4	–	0
Dayton			–					6	–	5	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wayne			–					4	–	4	–	0
Bradley			–					4	–	5	–	0
John Carroll			–					4	–	5	–	0
Washington University			–					4	–	5	–	0
Rose Poly			–					3	–	4	–	1
Xavier			–					4	–	6	–	0
Marquette			–					3	–	5	–	1
Drake			–					2	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1952 college football season. In its third season under head coach Lisle Blackbourn, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 214 to 181. The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 27	at No. 7 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 19–42
October 4	Boston University	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 21–0
October 11	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 37–27
October 18	Arizona	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 37–7
October 24	at Miami (FL)	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 6–20
November 1	Holy Cross	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 0–7
November 8	Miami (OH)	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 21–22
November 22	at No. 1 Michigan State	Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 13–62
November 29	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, California	T 27–27
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game