1948 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
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1948 Marshall Thundering Herd football | |
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 2–7–1 (1–2 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Claude Miller, Chuck Fieldson |
Home stadium | Fairfield Stadium |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1948 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Cam Henderson, the team compiled a 2–7–1 record and was outscored by a total of 243 to 71. Claude Miller and Chuck Fieldson were the team captains.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 18 | at Miami (OH) | L 6–38 | 10,000 | [2] | |||
September 25 | Morehead State | W 19–7 | |||||
October 2 | Eastern Kentucky |
| L 7–20 | ||||
October 9 | at Dayton | L 0–33 | |||||
October 15 | at Murray State | Murray, KY | L 0–27 | ||||
October 30 | at Bradley |
| L 6–15 | ||||
November 6 | John Carroll![]() |
| L 0–20 | ||||
November 13 | at Vanderbilt | L 0–56 | |||||
November 20 | at Xavier | W 26–20 | |||||
November 25 | Canisius |
| T 7–7 | 7,500 | [3] | ||
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References
- ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 185. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ "Miami Steamrolls Marshall Gridders, 38-6". The Akron Journal. September 19, 1948. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall Fights Canisius Team To 7–7 Deadlock". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 26, 1948. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.