FOOTBALL GAME FOOTAGE, 1945-1949

1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949

Other Football Footage: 1923-1939| 1940-1944 | 1950-1955 | 1956-1960

1945 Season

Title: Purdue University
Date: 09/22/1945
Time: 22:21
Film Quality/Color (Original): Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game vs. Purdue University. Final score 14-13 Purdue. Highlights: touchdowns by John Rudan and Carl Kaminski; point after touchdown by John Rudan.


Title: University of Wisconsin
Date: 09/29/1945
Time: 26:53
Film Quality/Color (Original): Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3); DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game vs. University of Wisconsin. Final score 40-13 Wisconsin. Highlights: touchdowns by Bob Teik and John Rudan; point after touchdown by Dennis Pantzlaff.


Title:  Villanova
Date: 10/07/1945
Time: 21:58
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game vs. Villanova. Final score 6-0 Villanova.


Title: Kansas State
Date: 10/13/1945
Time: 15:59
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good (dark); b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Home game at night vs. Kansas State. Final score 55-13 Marquette. Highlights: touchdowns by John Rudan (3), Paul Copoulos, Bob Lodde, Bob Quinsey, Bob Wessenberg and Dennis Pantzlaff; point after touchdown by Bobby Dams (4), Dennis Pantzlaff (2), and Howard Jozwiak.


Title: Great Lake Naval Training Center
Date: 10/20/1945
Time: 21:28
Film Quality/Color (Original):Very Good; b/w 
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Home game at night vs. Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Final score 37-27 GLNT. Highlights: touchdowns by John Rudan, Carl Kaminski, Joe Gagliardo, and Paul Copoulos; point after touchdown Dennis Pantzlaff (2) and Robert Dams.


Title: Michigan State
Date: 10/27/1945 
Time: 27:44
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game vs. Michigan State. Final score 13-13. Highlights: touchdowns by Carl Kaminski and Orlando Palesse; point after touchdown by Dennis Pantzlaff.


Title: University of Detroit
Date: 11/03/1945
Time: 22:42
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very poor; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Home game vs. University of Detroit. Final score 32-14 Marquette. Highlights: touchdowns by Paul Copoulos (3) and Dennis Pantzlaff; point after touchdown by Dennis Pantzlaff (2).


Title: Kansas
Date: 11/10 /1945
Time:18:07
Film Quality/Color (Original): Good; b/w 
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 8), S-VHS (box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Home game vs. Kansas. Final score 26-0 Marquette. Highlights: touchdowns by Paul Copoulos, Jerry Strohm, Orlando Palesse, and Tom Marsailes; point after touchdowns by Dennis Pantzlaff and Bobby Dams.


Title: University of Kentucky
Date: 11/17/1945
Time: 21:12
Film Quality/Color (Original): Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game vs. University of Kentucky. Final score 19-13 Marquette. Highlights: touchdowns by Paul Copoulos, Bob Lodde and Jerry Strohm; point after touchdown by Bobby Dams.

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1946 Season

Title: University of Wisconsin
Date: 09/21/1946
Time: 38:08
Film Quality/Color (Original): Good; color 
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game vs. Wisconsin. Final score 34-0 Wisconsin.


Title: St. Louis University
Date: 09/28/1946
Time: 29:58
Film Quality/Color (Original): Poor; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Home game at night vs. St. Louis University. Final score 26-0 Marquette. Highlights: touchdowns by Robert O'Hagan, Carl Schuette, and Anthony Pitrof; point after touchdown by Claude Morkin (2).


Title: University of Idaho
Date: 10/12/1946
Time: 29:28
Film Quality/Color (Original): Fair (out of focus); b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Home game at night vs. Idaho. Final score 46-6 Marquette. Highlights: touchdowns by Robert O'Hagan (2), Raymond "Billy" Polczynski, John Pflum, Raymond Kuffel, and Orlando "Pancho" Palesse; points after touchdown by George Gallo (3) and Lorrence "Lorry" Plate.


Title: University of Pittsburgh
Date: 10/19/1946
Time: 41:48
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; Color
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game vs. University of Pittsburgh. Final score 7-6 Pittsburgh. Highlights: touchdown by Robert O'Hagan.


Title: University of Arizona
Date: 10/26/1946
Time: 41:08
Film Quality/Color (Original): Excellent; color
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Home game vs. Arizona. Final score 20-0 Marquette. Highlights: touchdowns by Clifford Kero, Lawrence "Lorry" Plate, and Raymond Kuffel; point after touchdown by Jack Glaser.


Title: University of Kentucky
Date: 11/09/1946
Time: 36:45
Film Quality/Color (Original): Excellent; first half in color, second half b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Home game vs. University of Kentucky. Final score 35-7 Kentucky. Highlights: touchdown by Orlando "Pancho" Palesse; point after touchdown by Jack Glaser.


Title: Michigan State
Date: 11/16/1946
Time: 29:48
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; 8 minutes in color, then switches to b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game vs. Michigan State. Final score 20-0 Michigan State.


Title: Scrimmage
Date: 1946
Time: 2 400 ft. reels
Film Quality/Color (Original): Undetermined; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm
Sound: No

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1947 Season

Title: South Dakota
Date: 09/27/1947
Time: 22:16
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 8), S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Home game at night vs. South Dakota. Final score 33-6 Marquette. Highlights: touchdowns by David Nettesheim (2), Carl Schuette, Anthony Pitrof, and Lawrence "Lorry" Plate; point after touchdown by Melvin Mochalski (3).


Title: St. Louis University
Date: 10/03/1947
Time: 27:12
Film Quality/Color (Original): Excellent; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game at night vs. St. Louis University. Final score 27-23 Marquette. Highlights: touchdowns by Bill Hickey (2), Roman "Pat" Jankiewicz, and Lee DeDecker; point after touchdown by Melvin Mochalski (3).


Title: University of Detroit
Date: 10/11/1947
Time: 31:13
Film Quality/Color (Original): Excellent; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 8), S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Home game at night vs. University of Detroit. Final score 41-18 Marquette. Footage of marching band at end of game. Highlights: touchdowns by Bill Hickey (2), Lawrence "Lorry" Plate (3), and Joseph Gagliardo; point after touchdown by Melvin Mochalski (5).


Title: University of San Francisco
Date: 10/18/1947
Time:  34:24
Film Quality/Color (Original): Excellent (several long breaks in footage); color
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Home game vs. University of San Francisco. Final score 34-13 San Francisco. Highlights: touchdowns by Lorrence "Lorry" Plate and Bob Pfotenhauer; point after touchdown by Melvin Mochalski.


Title: University of Wisconsin
Date: 10/25/1947
Time: 31:49
Film Quality/Color (Original): Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage

Notes:  Away game vs. University of Wisconsin. Final score 35-12 Wisconsin. Footage of UW marching band during halftime (45 seconds). Highlights: touchdowns by Anthony Pitrof (2).

Title: University of Wisconsin
Date: 10/25/1947
Time: 27:49
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; color
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes:  Away game vs. University of Wisconsin. Final score 35-12 Wisconsin. Highlights: touchdowns by Anthony Pitrof (2).


Title: Michigan State
Date: 11/01/1947
Time: 35:37
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; color
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes:  Away game vs. Michigan State. Final score 13-7 Michigan. Footage includes brief halftime performance by marching band and stadium and crowd shots. Highlights: touchdown by Bill Hickey; point after touchdown by William Egert.


Title: Villanova
Date: 11/08/1947
Time: 27:02
Film Quality/Color (Original): Good; first 16:34 in color, b/w thereafter
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Home game vs. Villanova. Final score 25-7 Villanova. Highlights: touchdown by Dennis Panzlaff; point after touchdown by Melvin Mochalski.


Title: Indiana University
Date: 11/15/1947
Time: 41:36
Film Quality/Color (Original): Poor; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game vs. Indiana University. Final score 48-6 Indiana. Highlights: touchdown by Darol Robarge; point after touchdown by Melvin Mochalski.


Title: University of Arizona
Date: 11/22/1947
Time: 25:01
Film Quality/Color (Original): Poor; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes:  Away game vs. University of Arizona. Final score 39-21 Marquette. Highlights: touchdowns by Anthony Pitrof (2), Bob Hester, Karl Plath, Sammy Sauceda (2); points after touchdown by Sammy Sauceda (3).


Title: Spring Practice 
Date: 1947
Time: 1 800 ft. reel
Film Quality/Color (Original): Undetermined; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm
Sound: No

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1948 Season

Title: University of Iowa
Date: 09/25/1948 
Time: 38:35
Film Quality/Color (Original): Excellent; color
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description:Training footage.

Notes:  Away game vs. University of Iowa. Final score 14-12 Iowa.  Brief footage of marching band performing during halftime. Highlights: touchdowns by Bill Hickey and Arthur Felker.


Title: University of Detroit
Date: 10/01/1948
Time: 29:10
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes:  Away game at night vs. University of Detroit. Final score 34-6 Detroit. Highlights: touchdown by Richard Melka.


Title: St. Louis University
Date: 10/09/1948
Time: 34:46
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes:  Home game at night vs. St. Louis. Final score 47-7 Marquette. Highlights: touchdowns by Bill Hickey (2), Lorrence Plate (2), Joseph Gagliardo, Louis Kiehm, Pat Jankiewicz; points after touchdown by Howard Miller (5).


Title: University of Pittsburgh
Date: 10/16/1948
Time: 31:49
Film Quality/Color (Original): Excellent; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description:  Training footage.

Notes:  Away game vs. University of Pittsburgh. Final score 21-7 Pittsburgh. Highlights: touchdown by Bill Hickey; point after touchdown by Howard Miller.


Title: University of Kentucky
Date: 10/23/1948
Time: 37:52
Film Quality/Color (Original): Excellent; color
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Home game vs. University of Kentucky. Final score 25-0 Kentucky.


Title: Purdue University
Date: 10/30/1948
Time: 35:44
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very good; first 29:20 in color, b/w thereafter
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game vs. Purdue University. Final score 14-9 Purdue. Brief shot of the stands at end of game. Highlights: touchdown by Bill Hickey; point after touchdown by Howard Miller; one safety.


Title: Michigan State
Date: 11/06/1948
Time: 35:41
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very good; first 30:20 in color (dark toward end), b/w thereafter
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game vs. Michigan State. Final score 47-0 Michigan.


Title: University of Wisconsin
Date: 11/13/1948
Time: 36:26
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very good; first 23:15 in color, b/w thereafter
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound:  No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game vs. University of Wisconsin. Final score 26-0 Wisconsin. Brief shot of marching band at halftime.


Title: University of South Dakota
Date: 11/20/1948
Time: 28:55
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes:  Home game vs. University of South Dakota. Final score 32-0 Marquette. Highlights: touchdowns by Joseph Gagliardo (3), Lorrence "Lorry" Plate, Lee DeDecker; points after touchdown by Howard Miller (2).


Title: University of Arizona
Date: 11/27/1948
Time: 27:42
Film Quality/Color (Original): Fair (dark); b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes:  Away game at night vs. University of Arizona. Final score 24-14 Arizona. Footage of marching band performance during halftime. Highlights: touchdowns by Rudolph "Rudy" Royten (2); points after touchdown by Howard Miller (2).


Title: Spring Scrimmage
Date: 1948
Time: 1 1600 ft. reel
Film Quality/Color (Original): Undetermined; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm
Sound: No

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1949 Season

Title: Spring Scrimmage
Date: 04/30/1949
Time: 21:29
Film Quality/Color (Original): Excellent; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 15), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No


Title: Spring Scrimmage
Date: 05/07/1949
Time: 28:12
Film Quality/Color (Original): Excellent; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 15), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No


Title: North Dakota
Date: 09/17/1949
Time: 27:46
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage. Footage ends after third quarter.

Notes:  Home game vs. North Dakota. Final score 66-0 Marquette. Highlights: touchdowns by Jerry Hiller, Stanley Wojcik (2), Lorrance "Lorry" Plate (2), Robert Hester, Anthony Pitrof, Norman Rohter, Leon Geiger, and Richard Wilkinson; points after touchdown by Joe Masnaghetti (3) and Donnal Leahy (3).


Title: University of Wisconsin
Date: 09/24/1949
Time: 42:56
Film Quality/Color (Original): Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage. Some tracking issues in final minutes of footage.

Notes: Away game vs. University of Wisconsin. Final score 41-0 Wisconsin.


Title: University of Detroit
Date: 10/15/1949
Time: 32:54
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 8), S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training Footage. Some tracking problems in final minutes of footage.

Notes: Home game at night vs. University of Detroit. Final score 24-14 Marquette. Highlights: touchdowns by Stanley Wojcik (2), Norman Rohter; points after touchdown by Joe Masnaghetti (3); field goal by Joe Masnaghetti.


Title: Colorado State
Date: 10/29/49
Time: 34:50
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 8), S-VHS (Box 3), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage

Notes: Home game vs. Colorado State. Final score 68-13 Marquette. Brief footage of marching band performing during halftime. Highlights: touchdowns by Stanley Wojcik (2), Norman Rohter, Robert Pribyl, James "Jim" O'Brien, Frank Kopenski, Arthur Felker, Bruce Patton; points after touchdown by Donnal Leahy (5), Joe Masnaghetti (3).


Title: University of South Carolina
Date: 11/05/1949
Time:37:40
Film Quality/Color (Original): Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 4), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Home game vs. University of South Carolina. Final score 6-3 South Carolina. Over 1 minute of halftime footage, including marching band, performance by majorettes, and an undetermined awards ceremony. Highlights: field goal by Joe Masnaghetti.


Title: Purdue University
Date: 11/12/1949
Time: 42:51
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, S-VHS (Box 4), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage

Notes: Away game vs. Purdue University. Final score 41-7 Purdue. Highlights: touchdown by Arthur Felker; point after touchdown by Joe Masnaghetti.


Title: University of San Francisco
Date: 11/20/1949
Time: 31:33
Film Quality/Color (Original): Excellent; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 8), S-VHS (Box 4), DVD (Box 12)
Sound: No

Description: Footage presented by Cardinal Pictures, photography by Frederick W. Macondray.

Notes:  Away game vs. University of San Francisco. Final score 39-20 San Francisco. Highlights: touchdowns by Lorrence "Lorry" Plat and Rudolph "Rudy" Royten (2); point after touchdown by Donnal Leahy and Joe Masnaghetti.


Title: Spring Scrimmage
Date: 1949
Time: 1 1600 ft. reel
Film Quality/Color (Original): Undetermined; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm
Sound: No


Title: Scrimmage
Date: 1949
Time: 1 1600 ft. reel
Film Quality/Color (Original): Undetermined; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm
Sound: No

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