1947 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1947 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in 1947 college football season. Marshall appeared in their first bowl game in school history, the 1948 Tangerine Bowl, where they lost to Catawba.

1947 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Tangerine Bowl, L 0–7 vs. Catawba
ConferenceIndependent
1947 record9–3
Head coachCam Henderson (10th season)
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
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[1]
November 22Bradley
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 33–19
November 27Morris Harvey
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 40–6
January 1vs. No. 20 Catawba
L 0–79,000[2]
  • 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

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References

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


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