FOOTBALL GAME FOOTAGE, 1940-1944

1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944

Other Football Footage: 1923-1939 | 1945-1949 | 1950-1955 | 1956-1960

1940 Season

Title: University of Wisconsin
Date: 10/05/1940
Time: 13:32
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; color
Footage available as: 16mm, 3/4" U-Matic (Box 1), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description:  Training footage. Includes 2nd & 3rd quarters only.

Notes: Away game vs. University of Wisconsin. Final score 33-19 Wisconsin. Highlights: touchdowns by Steve Seskowski, Johnny Goodyear, and Bob Sleske.


Title: Creighton University
Date: 10/19/1940
Time: 21:10
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 7), 3/4" U-Matic (Box 1), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage. Footage includes 1st & 2nd quarters only.

Notes: Away game vs. Creighton University. Final score 27-27. Includes brief segment of marching band at approximately 10:00. Highlights: touchdowns by Bob Sleske, James Richardson, and Don "Huck" Vosberg (2); point after touchdown by William "Bob" Kemnitz.


Title: Duquesne University
Date: 11/02/1940
Time: 22:37
Film Quality/Color (Original): Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 7), 3/4" U-Matic (Box 1), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description:  Training footage. Footage of 1st & 2nd quarters only.

Notes: Away game vs. Duquesne University. Final score 14-0 Duquesne.


Title: Michigan State
Date: 11/16/1940
Time: 20:08
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 7), 3/4" U-Matic (Box 1), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage. Unclear what portion of game footage represents.

Notes: Home game vs. Michigan State. Final score 7-6 Marquette. Brief band performance at 9:25. Highlights: touchdown by Raymond Apolskis; point after touchdown by Bob Kemnitz.


Title: University of Detroit
Date: 11/23/1940
Time: 20:35
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 7), 3/4" U-Matic (Box 1), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage. Unclear what portion of game footage represents.

Notes: Away game vs. University of Detroit. Final score 19-0 Detroit.


Title: Spring Scrimmage
Date: 1940
Time: 1 400 ft. reel
Film Quality/Color (Original): Undetermined; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm
Sound: No


Title: Fall Scrimmage
Date: 1940
Time: 1 400 ft. reel
Film Quality/Color (Original): Undetermined; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm
Sound: No

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1941 Season

Title: University of Wisconsin
Date: 10/04/1941
Time: 42:57
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 7), 3/4" U-Matic (Box 1), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game vs. University of Wisconsin. Final score 28-7 Marquette. Highlights: touchdown by Robert O'Hagan.


Title: Michigan State
Date: 10/11/1941
Time: 32:16
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 7), 3/4 U-Matic (Box 1), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game vs. Michigan State. Final score 13-7 Michigan State. Highlights: touchdown by Johnny Goodyear; point after touchdown by Charles Bayer.


Title: Duquesne University
Date: 10/25/1941
Time: 30:08
Film Quality/Color (Original): Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 7), 3/4" U-Matic (Box 1), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game at night vs. Duquesne University. Final score 31-14 Duquesne. Highlights: touchdowns by Ray Kuffel and John Harrington; points after touchdown by Robert Dams (2).


Title: University of Detroit
Date: 11/08/1941
Time: 40:01
Film Quality/Color (Original): Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 7), 3/4" U-Matic (Box 1), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game vs. University of Detroit. Final score 7-6 Detroit. Highlights: touchdown by John Harrington.


Title: University of New Mexico
Date: 11/15/1941
Time: 45:30
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 3/4" U-Matic (Box 1), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Home game vs. University of New Mexico. Final score 34-0 Marquette.  Highlights: touchdown by Robert McCahill, Stephen Zimmerman, Robert Heckel, Johan Harrington, and John Hildebrandt; points after touchdown by Charles Beyer (3) and John by Goodyear.


Title: Spring Scrimmage
Date: 1941
Time: 2 400 ft. reels
Film Quality/Color (Original): Undetermined; b/w 
Footage available as: 16mm
Sound: No


Title: Spring Scrimmage
Date: 1941
Time: 1 400 ft. reel
Film Quality/Color (Original): Undetermined; b/w 
Footage available as: 16mm
Sound: No

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1942 Season

Title: University of Kansas
Date: 09/26/1942
Time: 39:04
Film Quality/Color (Original): Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 7), 3/4" U-Matic (Box 1), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game vs. University of Kansas. Final score 14-0 Marquette. Highlights: touchdowns by Johnny Strzykalski and Hal Eigner.


Title: University of Wisconsin
Date: 10/03/1942
Time: 37:21
Film Quality/Color (Original): Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 7), 3/4" U-Matic (Box 1), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game vs. University of Wisconsin. Final score 35-7 Wisconsin. Highlights: touchdown by Johnny Strzykalski; point after touchdown by Robert Dams. Wisconsin icon Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch scored one touchdown in the game, concluding a series of plays running from 12:10 through 14:06 in the footage.


Title: Iowa State
Date: 10/10/1942
Time: 25:01
Film Quality/Color (Original): Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 7), 3/4" U-Matic (Box 1), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game vs. Iowa State. Final score 34-12 Marquette. Highlights: touchdowns by John Rudan (2), Hal Eigner, Johnny Strzykalski, and Carl Schuette; points after touchdown Robert Dams (4).


Title: University of Arizona
Date: 10/24/1942
Time: 27:55
Film Quality/Color (Original): Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 8), 3/4" U- Matic (Box 2), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes:  Home game at night vs. University of Arizona. Final score 39-0 Marquette. Highlights: touchdowns by Ray Carlson, Ollie Vogt, John "Pinky" Harrington, Hal Eigner, Billy Freewalt, and Paul Copoulos; point after touchdown by Robert Dams (2) and Alfred Klug.


Title: University of Detroit
Date: 11/01/1942
Time: 30:17
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 8), 3/4" U-Matic (Box 2), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Home game vs. University of Detroit. Final Score 10-0 Marquette. Highlights: touchdown by Hal Eigner; point after touchdown by Robert Dams.


Title: Manhattan College
Date: 11/08/1942
Time: 38:08
Film Quality/Color (Original): Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 3/4" U-Matic (Box 2), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Home game vs. Manhattan College. Final score 27-12 Marquette. Highlights: touchdowns by Johnny Strzykalski, Rusty Johnson, John Rudan and Hal Eigner; point after touchdown by Robert Dams.


Title: Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Date: 11/15/1942
Time: 32:39
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 8), 3/4" U-Matic (Box 2), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes:  Home game vs. Great Lake Naval Training Center. Final score 24-0 Naval Training Center.


Title: Camp Grant
Date: 11/22/42
Time: 31:54
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 8), 3/4" U-Matic (Box 2), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Home game vs. Camp Grant. Final Score 34-0 Marquette. Highlights: touchdowns by Carl Schuette (2), John Rudan (2), and Paul Copoulos; point after touchdown by Robert Dams (2); safety by John Hildebrandt.


Title: Scrimmage
Date: 1942
Time: 1 400 ft. reel
Film Quality/Color (Original): Undetermined; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm
Sound: No

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1943 Season

Title: University of Wisconsin
Date: 09/18/1943
Time: 21:47
Film Quality/Color (Original): Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 8), 3/4" U-Matic (Box 2), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game vs. University of Wisconsin. Final score 33-7 Marquette. Highlights: touchdowns by John Rudan (2), Frank Aschenbrenner (2), and Martin Silovich; points after touchdown by Hal Eigner (3).


Title: Purdue University
Date: 09/25/1943
Time: 17:20
Film Quality/Color (Original): Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 8), 3/4" U-Matic (Box 2), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Home game at night vs. Purdue University. Final score 21-0 Purdue.


Title: Camp Grant
Date: 10/03/1943
Time: 19:44
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 8), 3/4" U-Matic (Box 2), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game vs. Camp Grant. Final score 7-7.  Camera pans and shows landscape around stadium at approximately 5:55. Footage includes 2+ minutes of a military drill beginning at approximately 7:37, followed by nearly one minute of marching band performance. Highlights: touchdown by John Rudan; point after touchdown by Harvey Baerwald.


Title: Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Date: 10/24/1943
Time: 42:33
Film Quality/Color (Original): Very Good; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 8), 3/4" U-Matic (Box 2), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game vs. Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Final score 41-7 Great Lakes. Highlights: touchdown by Hal Eigner; point after touchdown by Harvey Baerwald.

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1944 Season

Title: University of Michigan
Date: 09/23/1944
Time: 18:25
Film Quality/Color (Original): Fair; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 8), S-VHS (Box 2), 3/4" U-Matic (Box 2), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Home game at night vs. University of Michigan. Final score 14-0 Michigan. Pregame footage of players warming up and marching band.


Title: Purdue University
Date: 09/30/1944
Time: 39:08
Film Quality/Color (Original): Fair; b/w
Footage available as: 16mm, 1/2" VHS (Box 8), 3/4" U-Matic (Box 2), DVD (Box 11)
Sound: No

Description: Training footage.

Notes: Away game vs. Purdue University. Final score 40-7 Purdue. Approximately 1 minute marching band performance at beginning of footage. Highlights: touchdown by Bob Teik; point after touchdown by Mel Mochalski.


Title: University of Wisconsin
Date: 10/07/1944
Time: 24:40
Film Quality/Color (Original): Fair (dark); 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 21-2 Wisconsin. Highlights: Safety by Bob Krebs.

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