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1947 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1947 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Tangerine Bowl, L 0–7 vs. Catawba
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–3
Head coach
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princess Anne     8 0 0
Grambling     11 2 0
Sewanee     6 1 1
Memphis State     6 2 1
Texas State     9 3 0
Mississippi Southern     7 3 0
Oklahoma City     7 3 0
Virginia     7 3 0
West Virginia     6 4 0
East Tennessee State     5 4 0
Catholic University     3 3 0
Delaware     4 4 0
Georgetown     3 4 1
Chattanooga     4 6 0
Tennessee Tech     4 7 0
Miami (FL)     2 7 0
Navy     1 7 1
CCUNC     1 3 0
Florida State     0 5 0

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.

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 22Bradleydagger
  • 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[2]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Charlie Snyder Tackle 21 193 Pittsburgh Steelers

[3]

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.