1949 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–4 (4–0 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainMarvin Wetzel, Danny Clark
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1949 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Marshall 4 –0 –06 –4 –0
Louisville 3 –0 –08 –3 –0
Evansville $ 3 –1 –17 –2 –1
Morehead State 3 –3 –06 –3 –0
Eastern Kentucky 2 –2 –14 –4 –1
Western Kentucky 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
Murray State 1 –6 –01 –7 –1
Tennessee Tech 0 –3 –03 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Evansville declared champion because Marshall and Louisville did not play required games in 1949

The 1949 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1949 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Cam Henderson, the team compiled a 6–4 record (4–0 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 168 to 147. Marvin Wetzel and Danny Clark were the team captains.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Morehead State
W 20–15
October 1at Eastern Kentucky
W 24–7
October 8Dayton*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 23–40> 10,000[2]
October 15Murray State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 13–6
October 21at John Carroll*Cleveland, OHL 7–26
October 29Ohio*dagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 14–6
November 5at Tennessee Tech
W 20–7
November 11Milligan*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 34–0
November 19at Vanderbilt*
L 6–27[3]
November 24Xavier*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 7–138,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[5]

References

  1. ↑ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 185. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ↑ Joe Burns (November 9, 1949). "U.D. Downs Herd: Flyers Bounce Back To Win By 40-To-23". Dayton Daily News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Vandy gets scare, but beats Marshall". The News and Observer. November 20, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Marshall bows to Xavier in last period". Beckley Post-Herald. November 25, 1949. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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