1950 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1950 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record2–8 (2–4 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainEarl Sang
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Murray State $ 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Western Kentucky 3 – 1 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
Eastern Kentucky 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Morehead State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Marshall 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Evansville 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Tennessee Tech 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1950 college football season. In its first season under head coach Pete Pederson, the team compiled a 2–8 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 249 to 107. Earl Sang was the team captain.[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23Morehead State
L 6–51
September 30Eastern Kentucky
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–34
October 7at Western KentuckyBowling Green, KYW 47–13
October 14at Murray StateMurray, KYL 0–14
October 21Youngstown*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 13–28
October 28John Carrolldagger*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 2–39[2]
November 4Tennessee Tech
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 13–0
November 11at EvansvilleEvansville, INL 14–21
November 18at Dayton*
L 6–35[3]
November 23at Ohio*
L 6–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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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. ^ "Carroll, 39 to 2". Mansfield News-Journal. October 29, 1950. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "U.D. ends home season by routing Marshall, 35–6". Dayton Daily News. November 19, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.