1946 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1946 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceWest Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record2–7–1 (2–0 WVIAC)
Head coach
CaptainJack Chapman, Don Gibson
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1947 →
1946 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Liberty State
$ 		4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Potomac State
 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
West Virginia Tech
 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Fairmont State
 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
West Virginia Wesleyan
 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Davis & Elkins
 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
Morris Harvey
 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Concord
 1 – 3 – 2 1 – 5 – 2
Glenville State
 1 – 5 – 2 1 – 5 – 2
Shepherd
 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
Salem
 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
Marshall * 2 – 0 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Bethany (WV)
* 		0 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.

The 1946 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as a member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) during the 1946 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Cam Henderson, the team compiled a 2–7–1 record and was outscored by a total of 190 to 145. Jack Chapman and Don Gibson were the team captains.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28
West Virginia Wesleyan
W 29–12
October 5at Cincinnati*
L 14–3920,000[2]
October 12Toledo*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
T 14–14
October 19
Evansville*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–76,000[3]
October 26at
Scranton*
Scranton, PAL 6–14
November 2at
Morris Harvey
W 34–0
November 9at
Murray State*
Murray, KYL 0–19
November 16Morehead State*dagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 20–29
November 23at Dayton*
L 7–29
November 28Xavier*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 21–278,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 184. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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