1942 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1942 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Cam Henderson, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record and was outscored by a total of 118 to 52. Sam Clagg and Paul McCuskey were the team captains.[1]

1942 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
1942 record1–7–1
Head coach
CaptainSam Clagg, Paul McCuskey
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1942 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Delaware    8 0 0
Mississippi Southern    4 0 0
Miami (FL)    7 2 0
Delaware State    3 1 1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers    4 2 1
Chattanooga    7 4 0
Georgetown    5 3 1
Navy    5 4 0
West Virginia    5 4 0
Western Maryland    4 4 1
Tennessee Tech    3 4 2
Virginia    2 6 1
Marshall    1 7 1

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Morehead StateT 0–0
October 3at Kentucky WesleyanOwensboro, KYL 13–19
October 9at Louisiana Tech
L 0–26[2]
October 17Fort Knox
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 6–20[3]
October 24at Toledo
L 0–7[4]
October 31at DaytonL 13–20
November 7at XavierL 7–13
November 13Morris Harvey
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–6
November 26Bradley
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 13–7
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 184. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. "Louisiana Tech beats Big Green team, 26–0". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 10, 1942. Retrieved June 23, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Knox Socks Marshall 20–6 for 1st Win". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1942. p. 49. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  4. "Toledo Is Winner On Blocked Kick". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 25, 1942. p. 2C via Newspapers.com.
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