1947 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1947 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Cam Henderson, the team compiled a 9–3 record, lost to Catawba in the 1948 Tangerine Bowl and outscored opponents by a total of 342 to 125. Charlie Snyder and Chasey Wilson were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

1947 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Tangerine Bowl, L 0–7 vs. Catawba
ConferenceIndependent
1947 record9–3
Head coach
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1947 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Princess Anne      8 0 0
Grambling      11 2 0
Sewanee      6 1 1
Memphis State      6 2 1
Marshall      9 3 0
Mississippi Southern      7 3 0
Oklahoma City      7 3 0
Virginia      7 3 0
West Virginia      6 4 0
Western Maryland      4 3 1
Catholic University      3 3 0
Delaware      4 4 0
Georgetown      3 4 1
Chattanooga      4 6 0
Miami (FL)      2 7 0
Navy      1 7 1
Florida State      0 5 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20SteubenvilleW 60–6
September 27Morehead State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 38–12
October 4at Eastern KentuckyRichmond, KYW 7–6
October 11Canisius
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 20–25
October 18at EvansvilleEvansville, INW 24–0
October 25Indiana State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 33–0
November 1Saint Vincent
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 39–6
November 8Murray State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 41–20
November 15at XavierL 7–188,000[2]
November 22Bradley
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 33–19
November 27Morris Harvey
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 40–6
January 1vs. No. 20 CatawbaL 0–79,000[3]
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players drafted in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 1948 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Charlie SnyderTackle21193Pittsburgh Steelers

[4]

References

  1. "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 185. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. Bill Ford (November 16, 1947). "Xavier Tramples Herd By 18-7 Score". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 35 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Catawba Captures 7-0 Tangerine Bowl Win". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. AP. January 2, 1948. Retrieved February 2, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1948 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2009-04-17.


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