| 1951 Marshall Thundering Herd football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (4–2 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Fairfield Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1951 college football season. In its second season under head coach Pete Pederson, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (4–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 206 to 176.[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | vs. VPI* | L 12–18 (exhibition) | 8,000 | [2][3] | |
| September 22 | Morehead State | W 21–6 | |||
| September 29 | at Eastern Kentucky | Richmond, KY | L 6–13 | ||
| October 6 | Western Kentucky |
| W 35–21 | ||
| October 13 | Murray State |
| L 13–28 | 7,000 | [4] |
| October 20 | at Toledo* | L 14–32 | |||
| October 27 | at Morris Harvey* | Charleston, WV | W 19–0 | ||
| November 3 | at Tennessee Tech | Cookeville, TN | W 20–13 | ||
| November 10 | Evansville |
| W 52–13 | ||
| November 17 | Dayton* |
| L 13–37 | ||
| November 22 | Ohio* |
| T 13–13 | ||
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References
- ↑ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 185. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ↑ Morris, John (September 15, 1951). "Tech Defeats Marshall By 18-12 Margin". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. p. 4C. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "V.P.I. vs Marshall – King Coal Bowl". VPI vs. Marshall Football Program. 1951. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Murray Socks Marshall". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. October 14, 1951. p. 15. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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