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1950 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record2–8 (2–4 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainEarl Sang
Home stadium Fairfield 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 23 Morehead StateL 6–51
September 30 Eastern Kentucky
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–34
October 7at Western Kentucky Bowling Green, KYW 47–13
October 14at Murray State Murray, KYL 0–14
October 21 Youngstown*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 13–28
October 28 John Carrolldagger*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 2–39 [2]
November 4 Tennessee Tech
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 13–0
November 11at Evansville Evansville, INL 14–21
November 18at Dayton*L 6–35 [3]
November 23at Ohio*L 6–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[4]

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.