1950 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (2–4 OVC) |
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| Captain | Earl Sang |
| Home stadium | Fairfield Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 23 | Morehead State | L 6–51 | ||||
| September 30 | Eastern Kentucky |
| L 0–34 | |||
| October 7 | at Western Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY | W 47–13 | |||
| October 14 | at Murray State | Murray, KY | L 0–14 | |||
| October 21 | Youngstown* |
| L 13–28 | |||
| October 28 | John Carroll * |
| L 2–39 | [2] | ||
| November 4 | Tennessee Tech |
| W 13–0 | |||
| November 11 | at Evansville | Evansville, IN | L 14–21 | |||
| November 18 | at Dayton* | L 6–35 | [3] | |||
| November 23 | at Ohio* | L 6–14 | ||||
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References[edit]
- ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 185. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ "Carroll, 39 to 2". Mansfield News-Journal. October 29, 1950. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U.D. ends home season by routing Marshall, 35–6". Dayton Daily News. November 19, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.