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.
In their 1935 meeting, Marquette defeated the rival
WisconsinBadgers 33–0 and with many players returning from that squad entered the game as an eight to five favorite.[14] On the road at
Camp Randall Stadium the Golden Avalanche were victorious 12–6.[13][15] Both of Marquette's touchdowns came on a pair of
Arthur Guepe receptions from
Ray Buivid in the first and third quarters.[13][15] The Badgers responded with their lone touchdown in the fourth quarter when Irv Windward threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Roy Bellin.[13] Although the Badgers outgained the Golden Avalanche in total offense 201 yards to 177, they lost the game 12–6.[15]
A week after their victory over Wisconsin to open the season, Marquette traveled to
Soldier Field in Chicago and defeated the
Saint Louis Billikens, 32–6.[16][17] The Golden Avalanche took a 6–0 lead on their first possession after driving 65-yards with
Ray Buivid making the touchdown score after he recovered his own
fumble from six-yards out.[18] Their lead was then extended further to 13–0 on the second play of the second quarter when
Arthur Guepe scored on a 72-yard touchdown run.[16][18] After a Guepe touchdown run extended the Marquette lead to 20–0 in the third, the Golden Avalanche scored on a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns. Both scores came on touchdown passes to Raymond Sonnenberg, the first from Guepe and the second from Buivid. The Billikens did score a late touchdown to ruin the
shutout after Ralph Hemp connected with Carl Totsch for a 35-yard touchdown. Marquette outgained Saint Louis in total offense 318 yards to 91 in their 32–6 victory.[18]
In the first game played at
Marquette Stadium for the season, the Golden Avalanche defeated the
Kansas StateWildcats 13–0.[19][20] After a scoreless tie through three quarters, Marquette scored a touchdown on the second play of the fourth quarter when Al Guepe scored on a three-yard run.[19]Arthur Guepe then scored the final Golden Avalanche points later in the quarter.[19] Although the Wildcats outgained Marquette in total offensive yardage 164 to 127 yards, the Golden Avalanche won 13–0.[20]
On
homecoming at Marquette, the Golden Avalanche defeated the previously unbeaten
Michigan StateSpartans 13–7.[21][22] After a scoreless first quarter, Marquette scored first after
Ray Buivid threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to
Arthur Guepe to give the Golden Avalanche a 6–0 halftime lead.[22] In the third quarter, the Spartans took a 7–6 lead after
John Pingel threw a seven-yard touchdown strike to Ernest Bremer.[22] Trailing for the first time all season, Marquette secured the 13–7 victory with a fourth-quarter touchdown. The score came on a
Ray Buivid touchdown pass to Herbert Anderson.[22]
Before the largest crowd to ever witness a Marquette football game at Chicago's Soldier Field, the Golden Avalanche defeated the
Saint Mary's Gaels, 20–6.[23][24]Ray Buivid scored the first touchdown of the game on a 13-yard run to give Marquette a 7–0 lead.[24] On the ensuing Gaels drive, Saint Mary's quarterback Edward O'Laughlin threw an
interception that was returned by Buivid 75-yards for a touchdown and a 13–0 Golden Avalanche lead.[24] O'Laughlin responded on the ensuing 65-yard drive with a rushing touchdown to cut the Marquette lead to 13–6.[24] The final points of the game came late in the fourth quarter when Red Higgins caught a deflected Buivid pass for a touchdown.[23] The 20–6 loss by the Gaels was their worst intersectional defeat since
Slip Madigan took over as their head coach in 1921.[8]
In the 1936
homecoming game for the
CreightonBluejays, the visiting Golden Avalanche did not score an offensive touchdown, but was able to secure a 7–6 victory to remain undefeated for the season.[25][26] After a scoreless first, Creighton scored the first points of the game in the second quarter. Frank Wilcox
intercepted a
Ray Buivid pass and returned it for a touchdown.[25] Frank Jones then missed the
extra point and the Bluejays took a 6–0 lead, which they retained through the fourth quarter.[25] In the fourth,
Arthur Guepe returned a Creighton
punt 80-yards for an apparent touchdown only to be called back due to a Marquette
offsides penalty.[26] After failing to score on the ensuing drive and holding the Bluejays scoreless on their next possession, Guepe returned the next Creighton punt 75-yards for a game-tying touchdown.[26]Ward Cuff then successfully converted the extra point and the Golden Avalanche took a 7–6 lead that they would not relinquish to remain undefeated.[26]
In the final regular season home game, Marquette shutout the
Ole Miss, 33–0.[27][28] After a scoreless first,
Arthur Guepe scored the first of his three touchdowns on a 14-yard run in the second quarter to give Marquette a 7–0 lead after a successful extra point.[28] Later in the period,
Ray Buivid threw a five-yard touchdown strike to Raymond Sonnenberg to cap an 11-play, 80-yard drive.[28] The Golden Avalanche lead was then extended to 20–0 after a one-yard Guepe touchdown run in the third quarter.[28] In the fourth quarter, Guepe scored his final touchdown of the game on a 40-yard punt return and Buivid connected with LeRoy McMahon on a 27-yard touchdown pass to make the final score 33–0.[27][28]
Before the largest crowd to ever see
Duquesne play at
Forbes Field, the
Dukes shutout the favored Golden Avalanche 13–0 for their first loss of the season.[29][30][11]Boyd Brumbaugh was responsible for both of the Dukes' touchdowns. The first came on a Brumbaugh pass to
Ernie Hefferle on a faked reverse in the first and the second on a three-yard run in the fourth quarter.[29]
With a regular season record of 7–1, on December 16 the
TCUHorned Frogs were granted permission from the
Southwest Conference to compete against the Golden Avalanche in the inaugural
Cotton Bowl Classic in
Dallas,
Texas.[32][33] Billed as a battle between college football's two most prolific passes of the previous two seasons, TCU's
Sammy Baugh and Marquette's
Ray Buivid, the Horned Frogs prevailed 16–6.[34][35]L. D. Meyer opened the scoring with a 33-yard
field goal to give TCU an early 3–0 lead.[2] The Avalanche responded with its only points of the game later in the quarter when
Arthur Guepe returned a punt 60-yards to give Marquette its only lead of the game at 6–3.[32][35] The Horned Frogs retook the lead at the end of the first quarter when Baugh threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Meyer to give TCU a 10–6 lead which they would not relinquish.[2] The final points of the game came in the second quarter on an 18-yard Vic Montgomery touchdown strike again to Meyer to give the Horned Frogs the 16–6 victory.[2]
Personnel
Coaching staff
The Golden Avalanche was led by head coach
Frank Murray who entered his 15th season in that role at Marquette. He resigned his position in February 1937 to assume the role of head coach at
Virginia.[36]
Kneeland, Joseph; Riordan, Robert, eds. (1937).
The Hilltop. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University. pp. 72–91. Retrieved October 11, 2011.[permanent dead link]
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.
In their 1935 meeting, Marquette defeated the rival
WisconsinBadgers 33–0 and with many players returning from that squad entered the game as an eight to five favorite.[14] On the road at
Camp Randall Stadium the Golden Avalanche were victorious 12–6.[13][15] Both of Marquette's touchdowns came on a pair of
Arthur Guepe receptions from
Ray Buivid in the first and third quarters.[13][15] The Badgers responded with their lone touchdown in the fourth quarter when Irv Windward threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Roy Bellin.[13] Although the Badgers outgained the Golden Avalanche in total offense 201 yards to 177, they lost the game 12–6.[15]
A week after their victory over Wisconsin to open the season, Marquette traveled to
Soldier Field in Chicago and defeated the
Saint Louis Billikens, 32–6.[16][17] The Golden Avalanche took a 6–0 lead on their first possession after driving 65-yards with
Ray Buivid making the touchdown score after he recovered his own
fumble from six-yards out.[18] Their lead was then extended further to 13–0 on the second play of the second quarter when
Arthur Guepe scored on a 72-yard touchdown run.[16][18] After a Guepe touchdown run extended the Marquette lead to 20–0 in the third, the Golden Avalanche scored on a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns. Both scores came on touchdown passes to Raymond Sonnenberg, the first from Guepe and the second from Buivid. The Billikens did score a late touchdown to ruin the
shutout after Ralph Hemp connected with Carl Totsch for a 35-yard touchdown. Marquette outgained Saint Louis in total offense 318 yards to 91 in their 32–6 victory.[18]
In the first game played at
Marquette Stadium for the season, the Golden Avalanche defeated the
Kansas StateWildcats 13–0.[19][20] After a scoreless tie through three quarters, Marquette scored a touchdown on the second play of the fourth quarter when Al Guepe scored on a three-yard run.[19]Arthur Guepe then scored the final Golden Avalanche points later in the quarter.[19] Although the Wildcats outgained Marquette in total offensive yardage 164 to 127 yards, the Golden Avalanche won 13–0.[20]
On
homecoming at Marquette, the Golden Avalanche defeated the previously unbeaten
Michigan StateSpartans 13–7.[21][22] After a scoreless first quarter, Marquette scored first after
Ray Buivid threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to
Arthur Guepe to give the Golden Avalanche a 6–0 halftime lead.[22] In the third quarter, the Spartans took a 7–6 lead after
John Pingel threw a seven-yard touchdown strike to Ernest Bremer.[22] Trailing for the first time all season, Marquette secured the 13–7 victory with a fourth-quarter touchdown. The score came on a
Ray Buivid touchdown pass to Herbert Anderson.[22]
Before the largest crowd to ever witness a Marquette football game at Chicago's Soldier Field, the Golden Avalanche defeated the
Saint Mary's Gaels, 20–6.[23][24]Ray Buivid scored the first touchdown of the game on a 13-yard run to give Marquette a 7–0 lead.[24] On the ensuing Gaels drive, Saint Mary's quarterback Edward O'Laughlin threw an
interception that was returned by Buivid 75-yards for a touchdown and a 13–0 Golden Avalanche lead.[24] O'Laughlin responded on the ensuing 65-yard drive with a rushing touchdown to cut the Marquette lead to 13–6.[24] The final points of the game came late in the fourth quarter when Red Higgins caught a deflected Buivid pass for a touchdown.[23] The 20–6 loss by the Gaels was their worst intersectional defeat since
Slip Madigan took over as their head coach in 1921.[8]
In the 1936
homecoming game for the
CreightonBluejays, the visiting Golden Avalanche did not score an offensive touchdown, but was able to secure a 7–6 victory to remain undefeated for the season.[25][26] After a scoreless first, Creighton scored the first points of the game in the second quarter. Frank Wilcox
intercepted a
Ray Buivid pass and returned it for a touchdown.[25] Frank Jones then missed the
extra point and the Bluejays took a 6–0 lead, which they retained through the fourth quarter.[25] In the fourth,
Arthur Guepe returned a Creighton
punt 80-yards for an apparent touchdown only to be called back due to a Marquette
offsides penalty.[26] After failing to score on the ensuing drive and holding the Bluejays scoreless on their next possession, Guepe returned the next Creighton punt 75-yards for a game-tying touchdown.[26]Ward Cuff then successfully converted the extra point and the Golden Avalanche took a 7–6 lead that they would not relinquish to remain undefeated.[26]
In the final regular season home game, Marquette shutout the
Ole Miss, 33–0.[27][28] After a scoreless first,
Arthur Guepe scored the first of his three touchdowns on a 14-yard run in the second quarter to give Marquette a 7–0 lead after a successful extra point.[28] Later in the period,
Ray Buivid threw a five-yard touchdown strike to Raymond Sonnenberg to cap an 11-play, 80-yard drive.[28] The Golden Avalanche lead was then extended to 20–0 after a one-yard Guepe touchdown run in the third quarter.[28] In the fourth quarter, Guepe scored his final touchdown of the game on a 40-yard punt return and Buivid connected with LeRoy McMahon on a 27-yard touchdown pass to make the final score 33–0.[27][28]
Before the largest crowd to ever see
Duquesne play at
Forbes Field, the
Dukes shutout the favored Golden Avalanche 13–0 for their first loss of the season.[29][30][11]Boyd Brumbaugh was responsible for both of the Dukes' touchdowns. The first came on a Brumbaugh pass to
Ernie Hefferle on a faked reverse in the first and the second on a three-yard run in the fourth quarter.[29]
With a regular season record of 7–1, on December 16 the
TCUHorned Frogs were granted permission from the
Southwest Conference to compete against the Golden Avalanche in the inaugural
Cotton Bowl Classic in
Dallas,
Texas.[32][33] Billed as a battle between college football's two most prolific passes of the previous two seasons, TCU's
Sammy Baugh and Marquette's
Ray Buivid, the Horned Frogs prevailed 16–6.[34][35]L. D. Meyer opened the scoring with a 33-yard
field goal to give TCU an early 3–0 lead.[2] The Avalanche responded with its only points of the game later in the quarter when
Arthur Guepe returned a punt 60-yards to give Marquette its only lead of the game at 6–3.[32][35] The Horned Frogs retook the lead at the end of the first quarter when Baugh threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Meyer to give TCU a 10–6 lead which they would not relinquish.[2] The final points of the game came in the second quarter on an 18-yard Vic Montgomery touchdown strike again to Meyer to give the Horned Frogs the 16–6 victory.[2]
Personnel
Coaching staff
The Golden Avalanche was led by head coach
Frank Murray who entered his 15th season in that role at Marquette. He resigned his position in February 1937 to assume the role of head coach at
Virginia.[36]
Kneeland, Joseph; Riordan, Robert, eds. (1937).
The Hilltop. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University. pp. 72–91. Retrieved October 11, 2011.[permanent dead link]