1952 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

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.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at No. 7 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 19–42	51,303
October 4	Boston University	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 21–0	14,000
October 11	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 37–27	12,289
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	20,050
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	35,845
November 29	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	T 27–27
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game