1947 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1947 Marshall Thundering Herd football

Tangerine Bowl, L 0-7 vs. Catawba

Conference

Independent

1947 record

9-3

Head coach

Cam Henderson

Home stadium

Fairfield Stadium

Seasons

« 1946

1948 »

The 1947 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in 1947 season in NCAA. Marshall appeared in their first bowl game in school history

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 20	Steubenville*	Fairfield Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 60-6
September 27	Morehead State*	Fairfield Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 38-12
October 4	at Eastern Kentucky*	Richmond, KY	W 7-6
October 11	Canisius College*	Fairfield Stadium • Huntington, WV	L 20-25
October 18	at Evansville*	Evansville, IN	W 24-0
October 25	Indiana State*	Fairfield Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 33-0
November 1	Saint Vincent*	Fairfield Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 39-6
November 8	Murray*	Fairfield Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 41-20
November 15	at Xavier*	Corcoran Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	L 7-18
November 22	Bradley*	Fairfield Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 33-19
November 27	Morris Harvey*	Fairfield Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 40-6
January 1	vs. #20 Catawba*	Tangerine Bowl • Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	L 0-7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time^[1].

Team Players drafted in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 1948 NFL Draft.

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

^[2]

References

Marshall Football Web Site (Archived 2009-05-16)

^ "1947 Marshall Football Schedule." 2000 Marshall University Football Media Guide Retrieved on April 16, 2009.
^ "1948 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-05-13. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1948.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-17.

Marshall Thundering Herd football

Venues	Fairfield Stadium (1927–1990) Joan C. Edwards Stadium (1991–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Friends of Coal Bowl (West Virginia) Battle for the Bell (Ohio)

Culture & lore	Marco the Buffalo "Sons of Marshall" Marching Thunder Southern Airways Flight 932 Marshall University: Ashes to Glory We Are Marshall

People	Head coaches

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