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- | ====== 1954/1955 ====== | ||
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- | Record: 24-3\\ | ||
- | Postseason: NCAA Tournament Elite 8\\ | ||
- | Coach: [[Jack Nagle]]\\ | ||
- | Captains: [[Rube Schulz]] and [[Russ Wittberger]]\\ | ||
- | Leading Scorer: [[Terry Rand]] (15.9 ppg)\\ | ||
- | Leading Rebounder: [[Terry Rand]] (14.7 rpg)\\ | ||
- | ==== Season review ==== | ||
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- | Losing only their opening and final games of the regular season, the Warriors distinguished themselves as the greatest team in Marquette history by rolling up a record-breaking total of twenty-two consecutive victories. | ||
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- | Winning the acclaim of sportswriters all over the country, the Warriors were voted the eight best team in the nation in the final Associated Press poll of the season. This accomplishment marked the first time that any Marquette team had ever reached the "top ten". | ||
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- | The starting five of Marquette' | ||
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- | A special tribute was also paid to Coach [[Jack Nagle]] when at season' | ||
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- | Although criticized by rival coaches and sportswriters, | ||
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- | Rand, who established an individual scoring record of thirty-seven points against Miami of Ohio, led the Warrior attack with 428 points, an average of 15.8 a game. Schulz was second with 392 points, followed by Bugalski, 340, Wittberger, 262, Walczak, 256, Hopfensperger, | ||
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- | ===== Schedule and Results ===== | ||
- | ^Date^ Opponent^ Result^ Record^ | ||
- | |12/1/54| @ Michigan State| L 72-91 | 0-1 | | ||
- | |12/4/54| Ripon | W 113-56 | 1-1 | | ||
- | |12/6/54| Creighton | W 96-68 | 2-1 | | ||
- | |12/8/54| St Norbert | W 83-47 | 3-1 | | ||
- | |12/15/54| @ Michigan | W 83-78 | 4-1 | | ||
- | |12/18/54| Valparaiso | W 78-67 | 5-1 | | ||
- | |12/21/54| South Dakota State | W 89-67 | 6-1 | | ||
- | |12/28/54| San Jose St | W 80-68 | 7-1 | | ||
- | |12/31/54| #13 Louisville | W 66-62 | 8-1 | | ||
- | |1/3/55| Drake | W 74-71 | 9-1 | | ||
- | |1/8/55| Bradley | W 97-73 | 10-1 | | ||
- | |1/10/55| @ Loyola (IL) | W 92-77 | 11-1 | | ||
- | |1/12/55| @ #20 Louisville | W 82-48 | 12-1 | | ||
- | |1/15/55| Loyola (IL) | W 80-67 | 13-1 | | ||
- | |1/27/55| @ Loyola (LA) | W 73-60 | 14-1 | | ||
- | |1/28/55| @ Loyola (LA) | W 90-88 (OT)| 15-1 | | ||
- | |2/5/55| @ Drake | W 64-60 | 16-1 | | ||
- | |2/7/55| @ Creighton | W 88-77 | 17-1 | | ||
- | |2/12/55| Bowling Green | W 101-56 | 18-1 | | ||
- | |2/14/55| Detroit | W 100-81 | 19-1 | | ||
- | |2/16/55| @ Bradley | W 93-83 | 20-1 | | ||
- | |2/24/55| @ Notre Dame | W 84-74 | 21-1 | | ||
- | |2/26/55| @ Valparaiso | W 81-68 | 22-1 | | ||
- | |3/5/55| Notre Dame | L 64-85 | 22-2 | | ||
- | |3/9/55| vs Miami (OH) (NCAA Tournament) | W 90-79 | 23-2 | | ||
- | |3/11/55| vs #2 Kentucky (NCAA Tournament) | W 79-71 | 24-2 | | ||
- | |3/12/55| vs #5 Iowa (NCAA Tournament) | L 81-86| 24-3 | | ||
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- | *Marquette set a school record for free throws made (40) and [[Rube Schulz]] set an individual record for free throws made (16) on February 7th. | ||
- | *[[Terry Rand]] set an individual record for field goals made (16) on March 9th. | ||
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