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1942 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1942 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as a member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference during the 1942 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Cam Henderson, the Thundering Herd compiled a 1–7–1 record and was outscored by a total of 118 to 52. Marshall had a record of 0–1 against WVIAC opponents, but did not play enough conference games to qualify for the WVAC standings.[1] Sam Clagg and Paul McCuskey were the team captains.[2]

1942 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceWest Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record1–7–1 (0–1 WVIAC)
Head coach
CaptainSam Clagg, Paul McCuskey
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1946 →
1942 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Morris Harvey $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 2
West Liberty State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Glenville State 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Fairmont State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Potomac State 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Bethany (WV) * 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Marshall * 0 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
West Virginia Tech * 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 2 – 4
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.

Marshall was ranked at No. 209 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Morehead State*
T 0–0
October 3at Kentucky Wesleyan*Owensboro, KYL 13–19
October 9at Louisiana Tech*
L 0–26[4]
October 17Fort Knox*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 6–20[5]
October 24at Toledo*
L 0–7[6]
October 31at Dayton*
L 13–206,500[7]
November 7at Xavier*
L 7–13[8]
November 13Morris Harvey
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–6
November 26Bradley* 
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 13–7
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2005 WVIAC Football Media Guide". West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. July 15, 2005. p. 35. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 184. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Louisiana Tech beats Big Green team, 26–0". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 10, 1942. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Knox Socks Marshall 20–6 for 1st Win". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1942. p. 49. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Toledo Is Winner On Blocked Kick". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 25, 1942. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Si Burick (November 1, 1942). "U. Of D. Flyers Score Twice In Last Quarter To Beat Marshall, 20 To 13". Dayton Daily News. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Chet Mutryn paces Xavier". Springfield News-Sun. November 8, 1942. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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