1939 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team

1939 Marquette Golden Avalanche football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Paddy Driscoll (3rd season)
Home stadium	Marquette Stadium

1939 Midwestern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Central Michigan			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	0
Ohio			–					6	–	3	–	0
Detroit			–					5	–	3	–	1
Akron			–					5	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	3	–	2
Ohio Wesleyan			–					5	–	4	–	1
Marquette			–					4	–	4	–	0
Michigan State			–					4	–	4	–	1
Dayton			–					4	–	4	–	1
Michigan State Normal			–					3	–	3	–	1
Wayne			–					4	–	5	–	0
Xavier			–					3	–	5	–	1
Western State Teachers (MI)			–					2	–	6	–	1
Miami (OH)			–					1	–	7	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its third season under head coach Paddy Driscoll, the team compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 99 to 95. The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 30	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 13–14
October 6	Kansas State	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 0–3
October 14	at Michigan State	Macklin Field East Lansing, MI	W 17–14
October 21	at No. 18 SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 0–16
October 28	Arizona	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 13–6
November 4	at No. 13 Duquesne	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	L 13–21
November 11	Iowa State	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 21–2
November 18	at Texas Tech	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 22–19
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game